Mr. Micheal Muthuiya, Assistant Dean of Students, Faculty of the Built Environment conducted the session on drug abuse and substance use among university students which has become a global concern, considering the continued consumption of these illegal drugs and substances.
The goal of the programme is to increase the number of trained and professionally qualified physical planners able to facilitate and guide society in spatial policy, plan formulation, plan preparation and implementation in the village, community, neighbourhood, rural/urban areas, urban metropolitan, regional/sub-national, and national levels.
The purpose of the 4th year Studio Field work was to collect primary data from households, businesses, county offices and focus groups discussions with the community in Nakuru South, Nakuru West, Njoro, Molo, Kuresoi North and Kuresoi South. This data is to aid in preparation of an Integrated Regional Development Plan for Nakuru South. More
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
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.
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
