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dc.contributor.authorWathome, Emmanuel M
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T06:55:41Z
dc.date.available2017-11-16T06:55:41Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/101229
dc.description.abstractUrbanization is taking place in all parts of the world. In developing countries like Kenya, urban development has been taking place in a haphazard wayespecially in Nairobi’s satellite townssuch as Kitengela. This has been attributed to violation of development control regulations. Several development control toolswhich provide the set development control regulationshave been provided to guide and control development in these urban areas. However, the violation of thesedevelopmentcontrolregulations has persisted resulting to unhealthy environment, lack of aesthetics, inadequacy of provisions of public utilities and open spaces. The study soughtto identify and document previous and current development control tools used to guide and control physical development in Kitengela Town,investigate the level of compliance with development control regulations in Kitengela Town, assess thefactors affecting compliance, establish the effects of the development control tools compliance level to the urban spatial structure and propose possible intervention measures for the effective development control regulations compliance. The study used semi-structured questionnaires to interview 40 households and 24developers and a checklist to collect data on 40 developments. It also used interview schedules to interview 4 key informant.The collected data wasanalyzed using spatial analysis, descriptiveanalysisand basic computationusing computer programs such as SPSS and Excel in analyzingthe data.The study found out that; Currently, Kitengela Zoning Plan (2012) is the main development control tool for Kitengela Town, the average development controlregulations’ compliance level is at 59.5%and the main factors contributing to development control regulations’ non-compliance are; high statutory and professional fees (at 25%), corruption (at 22.5%), aspiration of developers to maximise returns from their land (at 17.5%), ignorance(at 10%) andlow levels of public awareness(at 7.5%). The study has established that there is moderate negative relationship between building linesizeand plot coverageand the main effects of development control regulations’ non-complianceinclude; environmental degradation, vulnerability to loss of lives and property, congestion, inadequacy of public purpose spaces, loss of desirable neighbourhood character and inadequacy of parking spaces.The study concludes that the main driverof development control regulations’ compliance is the effectiveness of the development proposal evaluation process, development supervision and inspection. The study therefore recommendsintroduction of a computerized development viapplication system and adoption of one stop shop conceptsuch ase-construction permit management systemwhich has been a success in Kigali-Rwanda, establishment of an e-consultation portal for development control, devolution of development control institutions to the sub-county level, enforcement of development control through criminal offence,establishment of an independent development control oversight institution,zone based statutory fee and gazettement and listing of registered and licensed development professional
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.titleAnalysis of development control regulations’ compliance in Kitengela town, Kajiado county, Kenyaen_US


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