Construction of Korogocho Maternity/ Dispensary
Post on: 2012-02-08 08:05:05
Construction of a maternity in Korogocho is on going, with the project foreseen to be completed by and of April 2012. The maternity will be the first government medical facility within Korogocho and will provide affordable health care to Korogocho residents.
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1st Stakeholder Sensitisation Workshop on the Korogocho Sustainable Integrated Plan
Post on: 2012-02-08 08:03:33
On 14th and 15th December 2011, the Korogocho Slum Upgrading Programme organised a consultation workshop for the Korogocho Residents’ Committee to present to them proposed planning options. The workshop was attended by the technical team consisting of representatives from MOLG, MOL, CCN, NEMA, Real Plan Consultants and the Italian Cooperation. The 48 member residents committee and the Chief of Korogocho were also in attendance.
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Preparation of Korogocho Development Plan Workshop
Post on: 2010-03-08 07:39:23
A workshop to discuss the Korogocho Development Plan was held on 11th and 12th February 2010 to engage the Residents Committee (RC) in the development of initial planning concepts and to inform them of the existing planning standards to be taken into consideration during planning. The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Lands and Ministry of Local Government with support from the Italian Cooperation. It was attended by representatives from UN HABITAT, the 48 representatives of the RC, and the Korogocho Chief.
The community with assistance from the technical team developed initial con
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Provision of clean water in Korogocho
Post on: 2009-12-08 12:56:28
The Korogocho Slum Upgrading Programme in conjunction with the Athi Water Services Board (AWSB) has set-up of tanks in every village of Korogocho as a short-term measure to address acute water shortage in the area, while awaiting preparation of a water and sanitation reticulation master plan for Korogocho. The on going construction of roads has affected the informal water pipes that were running along the road reserve worsening the water situation in Korogocho.
Water and sanitation is one of the major problems in the area. Contamination of the available water that sometimes runs through wa
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