| dc.description.abstract | This project forms part of the Nairobi Municipal Services Improvement Programme (NamSIP) which is a World Bank funded project. Within the framework of the agreement between the World Bank and the Government of Kenya, this project is the result of a procurement by the then Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development for “Consulting Services for Preparation of Integrated Strategic Development Plan for Muranga and Kiambu Counties within the Nairobi Metropolitan Region” issued on 24 June 2014. This resulted in an agreement between the then Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development (MoLH&UD) Nairobi Metropolitan Development (NMED) with the service providers being ALPEX Consulting Africa Ltd (ACAL) and BC Gildenhuys and Associates CC (South Africa).
According to the World Bank’s Project Information Document (PID) Report No.: AB3796, dated October 2011, the Government of Kenya has invited the World Bank to assist with the implementation of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services Project (NaMSIP) as a response to development challenges facing the Nairobi Metropolitan Area through:
• Institutional reform and planning,
• Capacity building and infrastructure investment financing for local authorities, and
• Helping finance critical solid waste, urban transport and sewerage infrastructure at the metropolitan level.
NaMSIP was conceptualised against the background of the implementation of Kenya’s new Constitution, which emphasises devolved local government. Many of the uncertainties that existed at the time has been resolved although development is still largely characterised by a very fluid and evolving institutional framework, not necessarily in legislative terms, but rather regarding stabilising institutional and resource allocation processes. | en |
