Japan donates USD 1.5 Million for Kalobeyei settlement

The Japanese government has donated a USD 1.5 million (approx. Sh 156 million) to UN-Habitat towards the planning and implementation of the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement which aims to promote integration and peaceful co-existence of the host and refugee communities in settlements in northern Kenya. A dispatch from UN-HABITAT indicated that the new funding of USD 1,481,263, […]

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County turns to debt collector to boost revenue collection

The  County Government of Kisumu has enlisted services of a debt collector to help recover Sh.20 billion from land rates defaulters. The  move comes amidst poor revenue collection concerns with the county only generating about Sh.800 million annually against a potential of Sh.7.1 billion. The debt collector has been tasked to collect the arrears, some […]

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Kenya to host the first UN-Habitat Assembly meeting 

Kenya  will  host the first ever United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Assembly in the country which  will take place in the next 10 days at the United Nations Complex in Gigiri. The  United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the UN agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development. The  UN-Habitat  Assembly replaces the […]

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