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The New Era: Cases of Best Practice in Urban Planning

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The New Era: Cases of Best Practice in Urban Planning A new era of governance? One that embodies vibrancy, prudent budgeting, political goodwill, effective public funds management, passion, and professionalism? We all aspire to, or at least hope for, a better administration that prioritizes seamless access to essential services such as healthcare, education, commerce, employment, […]

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The Unfound Discovery: Untapped Resources

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The Unfound Discovery: Untapped Resources We often consider land a scarce resource, indeed, but have investors explored Illeret? The town’s challenges as previously highlighted include a lack of healthcare personnel. Given this, one can only imagine the state of animal care. However, the surprisingly healthy cattle, with minimal disease despite the lack of veterinary care

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The Daasanach_ The Overlooked Residents of Illeret, Marsabit County

The Daasanach: The Overlooked Residents of Illeret, Marsabit County

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The Daasanach: The Overlooked Residents of Illeret, Marsabit County The year began on an impactful note as I had the opportunity to visit Illeret in Marsabit County on a mission trip. My first surprise was the mode of transportation from Marsabit to Illeret; cargo lorries are the primary means, and their availability is quite limited.

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Planning and Development: A Reflection on ‘Our’ Neighborhood

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Planning and Development: A Reflection on ‘Our’ Neighborhood As we reflect on the past year and the developments within our small neighborhood, it is clear that progress has been modest. The completion of a public toilet serving the cemetery stands out as a notable achievement. However, we still face challenges, particularly with limited water supply.

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Sanitation, Hygiene, and Water: The Communal Practices and Ideal

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Sanitation, Hygiene, and Water: The Communal Practices and Ideal This blog post covers the best practices on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) from an urban planning perspective. The research problem is the neighborhood I was born in (Star). Issues relating to water, wastewater, and solid waste have already been highlighted in previous blogs. A recap is

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Culture: Mix them, Gather them

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Culture: Mix them, Gather them My hometown is cosmopolitan, the perfect mix of all tribes and cultures.  The beauty of these combos is that in a country so clouded and crowded with tribalism, the integration of various traditional systems, languages, practices, and ways of living encourages learning every day. Also, the famous slogan ‘we are

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Thoughts into Planning: Mental Health in Provision of Spaces

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Thoughts into Planning: Mental Health in Provision of Spaces There is always something to be grateful about- health. While each county in Kenya hosts at least Level 5 hospital and numerous dispensaries and health centers, my town has a public mental health facility, located right in my neighborhood. One might ask why it is necessary

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Surfaces & Deeps: Agriculture

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Surfaces and Deeps: An Excerpt About Agriculture This segment highlights the food basket of largely this town: agriculture. In the blog ‘plot and twists’, our neighborhood is mostly occupied by homeowners, kitchen gardening is common with most households growing their own vegetables (collard greens), there is a central market located at the fringe of our

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