FOREWORD
The Sector Plan for Population, Urbanization and Housing will guide the Second Medium Term Plan
(2013-2017) in the implementation of the Kenya Vision 2030. It outlines policies, reform measures,
projects and programmes that will be undertaken within the Second MTP period. Implementation of
this Plan has a critical role in creation of jobs for the youth and the unemployed.
The main goal of the Vision 2030 strategy for the sector is to ensure that the country’s population is
provided with adequate and decent housing in well planned urban areas while ensuring that smaller
towns and rural areas have access to decent housing and related basic infrastructure. In addition,
population policies and programmes will be implemented and will include advocacy, population policy
and research, and promotion of partnership on population and development.
This Plan takes into account all programmes and projects that were initiated in the First MTP as well
as new projects that are key to effective implementation of the Vision 2030. Priority areas planned for
implementation include: reducing population growth rate from 3.0 % in 2009 to 2.4 % by 2017; development
and implementation of an integrated growth and development strategy for Nairobi Metropolitan Region
(NMR) and other five metropolitan regions (Mombasa, Kisumu-Kakamega, Nakuru-Eldoret,Wajir-Garissa-
Mandera and Kitui-Mwingi-Meru); development of National Urban Development Policy; development of
Market Development Policy; development of physical and social infrastructure in slums and informal
settlements; increasing the housing stock; promoting research and utilization of low cost appropriate
building materials and construction technologies; enhancing access to housing finance among others.
Successful implementation of this Plan calls for commitment from all stakeholders in the sector.
Hon. Charity K. Ngilu, EGH
Cabinet Secretary, Land, Housing and Urban Development