Kisumu County executive for Trade and tourism Dr Rose Kisia has asked investors not to subdivide prime plots into very small pieces in the lakeside city.
The executive said that for a city to develop, it must maintain prime areas that big investors can settle and live.
“We cannot subdivide every single plot we have in the city because some people will want to have a bigger piece of land. They get discouraged once they see the subdivisions,” she added.
Dr Kisia now wants the county plan to be restructured to enable prime areas to develop faster and enable exclusivity that is associated with such plots in cities.
“It is sad to note that most of the prime plots we have in the city are being subdivided to people in a way that threatens the exclusivity of the areas,” she said.
Dr Kisia lamented that investors were doing so little to meet the high demands for houses. She added that the demand was so high because of the new government dispensation and the need for investors to move their businesses to counties.
“Due to the establishment of county governments, investors are moving here to work with us. Locals must ensure that there are decent houses for them when they land,” she added.
She also asked the developers to offer ample parking in their plots.