Overview
The Directorate of Physical Planning and Infrastructure is responsible for guiding sustainable urban development through effective physical planning, development control, land administration, housing coordination, and infrastructure development.
The Directorate ensures orderly growth, efficient land use, safe infrastructure, and compliance with planning and development standards across Nakuru City.
As a key technical directorate within the city administration, it plays a central role in creating a well-planned, connected, resilient, and investment-friendly urban environment.
As a key technical directorate within the city administration, it plays a central role in creating a well-planned, connected, resilient, and investment-friendly urban environment.
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Directorate Mandate
To plan, regulate, coordinate, and promote sustainable physical development, land management, housing initiatives, and infrastructure development that support the economic growth and liveability of Nakuru City.
Core Functions
- Physical and spatial planning
- Development control and compliance enforcement
- Land administration and management
- Housing planning and coordination
- Infrastructure planning and development
- Urban design and development review
- Project inspection and quality assurance
- Promotion of sustainable urban growth
Directorate Structure
The Directorate Leadership and Coordination Unit comprises officers responsible for strategic planning, programme coordination, monitoring, policy implementation, and administrative oversight across the Directorate.
The Directorate comprises four technical sections that work collaboratively to support orderly urban development and infrastructure delivery.
The following staff serve at the overall directorate level and support its general administration, coordination, technical functions, and operations across the various sections.
Cadre | Job Group | Optimal Staffing Level |
Clerical Officer | F | 1 |
Support Staff | D | 1 |
Driver | D | 1 |
Total | 3 |
City Planning Section
The City Planning Section is responsible for preparing and implementing physical development plans, land use plans, zoning regulations, and urban planning policies that guide the city’s growth and development.
- Physical development planning
- Local physical development plans
- Land use planning
- Zoning and development guidance
- Planning advisory services
- Urban planning research and analysis
- Prepare physical and spatial development plans
- Develop land use policies and zoning frameworks
- Undertake urban planning research
- Review planning applications
- Promote orderly urban growth
- Coordinate planning implementation
- Physical Planning
- Spatial Planning
- Land Use Planning
- Urban Design
- Zoning and Development Plans
Staffing Establishment
The section has an approved establishment of 6 officers comprising Principal Physical Planners, Chief Physical Planners, Senior Physical Planners, and Physical Planners responsible for citywide planning, policy implementation, and development coordination.
Cadre | Job Group | Optimal Staffing Level |
Principal Physical Planner | P | 1 |
Chief Physical Planner | N | 1 |
Senior Physical Planner | L | 2 |
Physical Planner | K | 2 |
Total | 6 |
Development Control Section
The Development Control Section regulates and monitors developments within the city to ensure compliance with approved plans, planning regulations, building standards, and development policies.
- Development approval support
- Development surveillance and compliance
- Site inspections
- Enforcement notices
- Outdoor advertisement control
- Development monitoring services
- Review development applications
- Conduct site inspections
- Monitor compliance with approved developments
- Enforce planning regulations
- Regulate outdoor advertisements
- Support sustainable urban development
- Development Control
- Compliance Monitoring
- Building Inspections
- Enforcement
- Outdoor Advertisement Regulation
Staffing Establishment
The section has an approved establishment of 9 officers comprising Development Control Officers and Building Inspectors responsible for development regulation, compliance monitoring, inspections, and enforcement activities.
Cadre | Job Group | Optimal Staffing Level |
Principal Development Control Officer | P | 1 |
Principal Building Inspector | P | 1 |
Chief Development Control Officer | N | 1 |
Chief Building Inspector | N | 1 |
Senior Development Control Officer | L | 1 |
Development Control Officers | K | 2 |
Building Inspectors | J | 2 |
Total | 9 |
Lands and Housing Section
The Lands and Housing Section supports land administration, housing development, valuation services, surveying, GIS management, and housing programmes within the city.
- Housing development support
- Land valuation services
- Survey and mapping services
- GIS services
- Land information management
- Housing advisory services
- Support land administration activities
- Coordinate housing development programmes
- Conduct land valuation services
- Undertake surveying and mapping activities
- Manage GIS and spatial information
- Provide technical advice on housing and land matters
- Housing Development
- Land Administration
- Land Valuation
- Survey and Mapping
- GIS and Spatial Data Management
Staffing Establishment
The section has an approved establishment of 24 officers comprising Housing Officers, Architects, Surveyors, Valuers, GIS Officers, Geo-Technical Engineers, and other technical professionals supporting land administration, housing, valuation, surveying, and spatial planning services.
Cadre | Job Group | Optimal Staffing Level |
Principal Housing Officer | P | 1 |
Principal Land Valuer | P | 1 |
Principal Surveyor | P | 1 |
Principal Geo-Technical Engineer | P | 1 |
Chief Housing Officer | N | 1 |
Chief Architect | N | 1 |
Chief Surveyor | N | 1 |
Chief Land Valuer | N | 1 |
Chief Geo-Technical Engineer | N | 1 |
Senior Land Valuer | L | 1 |
Senior Housing Officer | L | 1 |
Senior Land Surveyor | L | 1 |
Senior Architect | L | 1 |
Surveyors | K | 2 |
Architects | K | 2 |
Housing Officer I | K | 1 |
Housing Officer II | J | 2 |
GIS Officers | J | 2 |
Valuers | J | 2 |
Total | 24 |
Infrastructure Section
The Infrastructure Section is responsible for planning, developing, inspecting, and maintaining public infrastructure that supports urban growth, service delivery, and economic development.
- Infrastructure development
- Engineering services
- Architectural services
- Quantity surveying services
- Infrastructure inspection
- Project supervision and monitoring
- Plan and oversee infrastructure projects
- Conduct infrastructure inspections
- Ensure compliance with engineering standards
- Coordinate maintenance programmes
- Provide technical engineering support
- Monitor project implementation
- Infrastructure Development
- Engineering Services
- Architectural Design
- Quantity Surveying
- Infrastructure Inspection and Compliance
Staffing Establishment
The section has an approved establishment of 20 officers comprising Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Construction Project Officers, and Technicians responsible for infrastructure development, project implementation, inspection, and quality assurance.
Cadre | Job Group | Optimal Staffing Level |
Principal Architect | P | 1 |
Principal Quantity Surveyor | P | 1 |
Principal Engineer | P | 1 |
Chief Engineer | P | 1 |
Chief Quantity Surveyor | N | 1 |
Civil/Structural Engineers | N | 2 |
Electrical Engineers | K | 2 |
Mechanical Engineers | K | 2 |
Quantity Surveyors | K | 2 |
Construction Projects Officers | K | 2 |
Electrical Technicians | J | 5 |
Total | 20 |
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The Directorate of Physical Planning and Infrastructure provides the foundation for Nakuru City’s future growth by ensuring that development, housing, land management, and infrastructure investments are properly planned, coordinated, and implemented. Through its technical expertise and regulatory functions, the Directorate helps create a safe, accessible, organized, and prosperous city for residents, businesses, and investors.
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