| dc.description.abstract | The service and growth centres policy was
officially adopted in the planning realm of Kenya in
1978 following a study done by the Physical Planning
Department. Migori town was designated as an urban
centre then. According to the study an urban centre
was described as a single settlement which had over
two thousand people besides having specialised
services, including commercial, industrial,
administrative, recreational and social services, a
fully equipped hospital, secondary school, a treated
piped water supply and disposal. However since some
of these towns were designated as urban centres some
of those services are either still lacking or in
short supply. In Migori town, for example, there
is no disposal plant while treated piped water,
recreational and social services and many others are
inadequate. This study has analysed and assessed the
levels of these services in the town, their adequacy
and efficiency and has gone on to give the necessary
recommendations which would make those services more
effective.
This study has attempted to analyse the
facilities and services available- in the town which
enables it to serve both its residents and those who
live in its hinterland.
The services offered to the residents of the
town have been referred to as internal functions,
those that are extended beyond its boundary have
been referred to as external functions. Both the
internal and external functions of the town form its
functional structure. In assessing the functional
structure of Migori town, both the town and the
hinterland have been considered as interdependent
parts. In this study, therefore, any proposal made
to introduce or improve a service in the town has
been closely related to the conditions in the hinterland. | en_US |
