3.4. Development Framework

Based on the diagnostics of Kitui’s socio economic conditions, the town’s urban typology, character and infrastructure provision, as well as the economic sector priorities that have been set out, this section brings together proposals that will support economic growth, optimise the impact of infrastructure development and tackle the most pressing needs of the town in order to respond to the pressures of urban growth whilst building climate resilience and sustainability. These proposals have been sequenced based on optimising their individual and collective impacts whilst aiming to minimise costs. Whilst each proposal may, in itself, be implemented as a standalone project it is only through their effective linking and sequencing that they will create the highest impacts on future private and public investment potential. Following a review of the ISUDP, meetings with local stakeholders and a series of site visits the potential growth areas of the town have been identified. As can be seen from the map in Figure 10 there are residential expansion zones anchored around the town centre core and civic district. A series of activity clusters have also been identified to the west and north of the town. This information has formed the basis of our Development Framework proposals and allowed the proposals to focus on the critical core area and potential expansion zones. Figure 11 provides a spatial interpretation of the preferred location of the main economic sectors that have been identified through the diagnostics process. The three main zones being: › Town Centre / CBD:

Trade and Commerce › Industrial Cluster:

Industrial / Manufacturing Diversity › Kalundu River and Dam:

Public / Social Amenity The urban planning and infrastructure proposals therefore aim to support and unlock the potential within these specific key focus areas and by doing so provide a foundation for future urban and economic development across the remainder of the town. The Development Framework proposals are therefore organised around these three key focus areas: › Town Centre › Industrial Cluster › Blue-Green Corridor

The proposed projects located within each Focus Area have been considered in terms of their sequencing, programming and implementation. This has been premised on identifying some potential ‘quick wins’ which will enable short term infrastructure and economic benefits to the town. Furthermore, high level initial cost estimates have been done for the projects and these have been assessed in terms of the likely funding sources required, these being public funding, public/private funding and private investment funding. Certain projects within the public funding orbit are proposed due to their catalytic effect of unlocking potential private investment opportunities, for example the public square and pedestrianisation with the CBD, or the phase 1 infrastructure in the industrial cluster. These are described at the end of this section.

Figure 10 - Kitui Urban Framework

Figure 11 - Economic Sector Activity Zones

Figure 12 - Overall Development Framework plan showing the three focus areas and individual sector proposals