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Mua Hills Rural Planning Studio, Machakos County Presentation on 12th April 2023

Master of Arts Planning students presentation for Mua  Hills Rural Planning Studio, Machakos County. The Theme of the Studio is Greening Initiative and Climate Change.  The agenda is driving rural development for Mua Hills , Machakos County, Kenya.

The output is a Local, Physical and Landuse Development Plan. The other key output is the site plan for the Community Based Organization (CBO) - Greening Mua Environmental initiative. More

VISIT TO THE FACULTY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN BY NGUVIU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL ON 15TH JULY 2022

The students from Nguviu High School in Embu County visited the University of Nairobi and identified the Faculty of Built Environment and Design as one of their areas of interest and to get information on the programmes offered by the Faculty.

Mentoring practices provide benefits in providing psychological and emotional support to students, providing support in goal setting and career orientation, providing support in academic field knowledge and providing a role model.

DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING M.A. YEAR I STUDENTS CONDUCTED A URBAN PLANNING STUDIO IN NYAMIRA MUNICIPALITY, NYAMIRA COUNTY FROM 13TH-17TH JUNE 2022

As part of the regular program for Physical Planners Training, The Department of Urban and Regional Planning M.A. Year I conducted a urban studio data collection in Nyamira Municipality, Nyamira County. The students were expected to carry out field work study in the area of study, which involved households interviews, enterprise interviews, focus group discussions, mapping and key informant interview.  The aim of this studio is to formulate detailed action plans for the urban core. More

The 2022 Department External Examiner, Prof. Jonas Tumsifu during urban planning studio presentation on 7th June 2022 by post graduate students

External Examiner, Prof. Jonas Tumsifu participated in the urban planning studio presentation by post graduate students. The 2022 urban studio was conducted in Wote Municipality of Makueni County.