Environmental Planning of Medium Size Towns in Kenya. The Case of Ahero

Emerging environmental planning issues in medium size towns in Kenya have received little attention. Therefore this study examined the status of Ahero town s environment, identified its planning and environmental challenges, examined existing environmental management policy framework and developed a physical development plan. Questionnaires, key informant interviews, and observation methods were used to obtain data, that were analyzed thematically and through statistical computer package for social scientists (SPSS). The study established the existence of poor housing provision, inadequate liquid solid waste management, sanitation, and lack of a comprehensive physical development plan. It is recommended that the proposed physical development plan be adopted and strict development control within the planned area be instituted.The council need to enhance enforcement of the existing environmental policies.There is need to privatize liquid and solid waste management, expand water supply network and seek alternative sources of water to satiate the demand.

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Mr. Otieno has an Mphil in Environmental Planning and Management degree and a bachelors in Geography with a bias to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He has worked in a GIS environment at Moi University. Currently Mr. Otieno is a lecturer at Bondo University College in the school of spatial planning and natural resource management.