Kisumu County government has announced plans to zone out Kombewa trading centre for development.
In collaboration with the ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, the county said that the aim of the zoning is to guide and control the development in the area.
The Urban areas and Cities Act gives counties the authority to isolate and develop a town with a foreseeable future growth.
“We are planning a short 10-year plan in relation to precise areas of land and which provides the basis for both positive and regulatory planning,” county secretary Humphrey Nakitare said.
In the recent months after the rolling out of devolution, Kombewa has brought a significant pull of development to it and its immediate hinterland.
“By copy of this notice, the Kisumu county government notifies residents of Kombewa of its plan to guide, regulate, control and coordinate developments in the area,” he added.
The county would hold a stakeholders meeting after a reconnaissance survey and another after a draft plan from data collected has been formulated.
The 10-year plan, the county said, is expected to uplift the sub county headquarters and decentralise growth and development in the area.