Management of of semi-public, private and public housing estates in Nairobi Case study: Kenya pipeline company, Kenya Breweries limited and Ministry of public works
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Date
1990-11Author
Kioni, Jeremiah N
Type
ThesisLanguage
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This thesis is an attempt to impress on institutions owning
housing estates for their employees the importance of good estate
management practices not only for preservation of the already
inadequate national housing stock, but also in ensuring maximum
housing satisfaction to the estate dwellers. It points out the
inadequacy of the current estate management practices and
techniques In the use in the institutions. To achieve this the
report examines the estate management practices in use in other
countries as prescribed by various authors. Kenya Pipeline
Company, Kenya Breweries Limited and Ministry of Public Works are
the case studies chosen to enable detailed examination and better
understanding of the estate management practices in use and their
effects on the estate dwellers.
The case studies have been grouped together in one chapter for
convenience but each one could be regarded as a chapter in its own
right. The institutions portray unique problems in their day-today
estate management. The data and information for these case
studies was collected between September 1989 and February 1990, .
mainly through recorded information, interviews and field
observation.
Information from Kenya Pipeline Company and Ministry of Public
Works revealed that estate management in the institutions is
disjointed and suffers-from technical, managerial and low priority
problems. Poor coordination between and among participants was
also evident. Procedures are constrained by bureaucracy and
shortage of facilities. In the main, the results showed that, not
only are the estate management functions undeveloped but also the
attention given to estate management is inadequate with the result
that housing estates are poorly managed to the detriment of both
the employer and the employee. The study recommendations aim at
assisting the institutions to establish procedures which will
enable them provide satisfactory residential conditions to the
estates inhabitants.
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Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi
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Master of Arts (Housing Administration)