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Calendar of Major Decisions and Events:
Kaputei Housing Project for The Poor
  1. 18 January 2002: Olkejuado County Council approved the change of users for parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 from Agriculture to Business cum Residential use (Physical Planning Act no 6 of 1996) registered No 1/2002.

  2. 5 February 2002: Jamii Bora Trust purchased the parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 from the previous owners; Mrs. Naisenya Waiyaki, Mr. Nathan Kahara and Mr. Wambaa who had been the owners of this land for 20 years.

  3. August 2002: Hydrogeological Study for parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 was carried out by the University of Nairobi Prof. Barongo and Dr. Mathu.

  4. 16 September 2002: Groundwater Survey Report for parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 was presented by W.W. Karanja (Hydrogeologist) to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for approval of drilling a borehole for water supply to the new settlement.

  5. 11 October 2002: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources grants authorization to drill a borehole on parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 (permit number WD/WAB 13800).

  6. 15 September 2002: The first version of the total lay-out plan is ready following consultations with interested families among Jamii Bora members as well as with the local residents in Kisaju. Based on members’ ideas the plan was founded on a unique neighbour-hood concept.

  7. 3 October 2002: Jamii Bora Trust opened the list for Jamii Bora members to register for a home loan in Kaputiei housing project. More than 1000 families from the major slums in Nairobi registered within the first 4 weeks.

  8. 27 January 2003: The Ministry of Water Resources Management and Development assigns serial number C-13737 to the Jamii Bora Trust’s water borehole on parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58.

  9. January to December 2003: Extensive consultations with the members who had registered for the Kaputiei project and with the local residents in Kisaju sub-location regarding designs and costs for houses, the neighbour-hoods, business center, cultural and public center, schools, play grounds and sports facilities as well as the solid and liquid waste management and the entire town concept. Never before in Kenya has a town been planned by the people themselves with the assistance of the best experts in the country. Detailed engineering and architectural drawings and studies were carried out and very innovative ways of achieving the highest quality at the lowest costs were developed in close consultation with the local community and the 2000 Jamii Bora members that had registered for home loans in the Kaputiei housing project. In December 2003 the plans were presented to the District authorities.

  10. January 2003 to December 2004: A temporary factory for building materials production was established at the end of 2002 and members and local residents were trained to produce first class building blocks and roofing tiles for their future homes. By the end of December 2004 building materials for 900 homes had been produced on site by the Jamii Bora members themselves. This has provided job opportunities and income for more than 100 families.

  11. 22 June 2004: The Olkejuado County Council approved the development of Kaputiei new town on parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 as per Jamii Bora Trust application of 23 January 2004.

  12. 7 July 2004: Advertisement by the County Council in the Nation of the proposed plans for Kaputiei new town.

  13. 5 August 2004: The Director General of NEMA Professor Ratemo Michieka advises Jamii Bora Trust to proceed with EIA study directly, in a meeting held in his office.

  14. 6 August 2004: Jamii Bora Trust commissions the EIA study report with Professor E. Biamah Nairobi University as a lead Expert. The team included 5 renowned experts from several Universities in Kenya.

  15. 12 August 2004: Meeting of the District Physical Planning and Liaison Committee chaired by the DC discussed issues raised by complainants following the advertisement on 7 July 2004. The complainants as well as representatives of Jamii Bora Trust and the EIA lead expert were present in the meeting.

  16. 17 August 2004: A Memorandum of Understanding between Jamii Bora Trust and the Local Community of Kisaju was signed by among others the Area Councillor and the Managing Trustee of Jamii Bora Trust and witnessed by the District Officer Isinya division and the Senior Chief Olturoto location. This was the conclusion of 8 months of negotiations with the local community lead by the Area Councillor who is also the Chairman of Olkejuado County Council.

  17. 2 September 2004: A revised detailed plan for subdivision and change of user for the parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 was presented by Jamiii Bora Trust to the District Physical Planner Kajiado district. The revised Plan had taken into account all the detailed recommendations and observations made by the District Physical Planner in several meetings and summarized in her letter of 25 August 2004.

  18. 15 September 2004: The EIA study report is presented to the Director General of NEMA. The report describes the project as unique and a model for similar developments in the rest of the country. Jamii Bora Trust paid the mandatory fee of KES 600,000 to NEMA.

  19. 17 September 2004: Approval of the detailed engineering designs and documents for the Access road to the Jamii Bora Housing Development project by the District Works officer Kajiado district. The letter of approval urges Jamii Bora Trust to “please expedite works”.

  20. 17 September 2004: Confirmation by the Kenya Power & Lighting Co Ltd that they had prepared a provisional scheme to supply electricity to the Jamii Bora housing scheme. They requested Jamii Bora to pay KES 600,900 to cover initial surveying and related costs. Jamii Bora Trust made this payment to KPLC on 21 September 2004.

  21. 21 September 2004: Following two months of negotiations and the approval of the Land Control Board Jamii Bora Trust acquired a further 40 Acres of land, parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/2995, neighbouring parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58. The purpose of the acquisition was to fulfill all the requirements raised by the District Physical Planner.

  22. 21 September 2004: Meeting of the District Physical Planning and Liaison Committee chaired by the DC. The meeting concluded that Jamii Bora Trust had now fulfilled all the requirements of the Physical Planning Act and the Plan for subdivision and detailed change of users was approved. The complainants as well as representatives of Jamii Bora Trust and the EIA lead expert were present and heard in the meeting.

  23. 21 September 2004: Olkejuado County Council approves, as recommended by the District Physical Planner and the District Physical Planning and Liaison Committee chaired by the DC, the detailed subdivision scheme plan and change of users as presented by Jamii Bora Trust in the amended plan of 2 September 2004.

  24. 24 September 2004: The advertisement by NEMA in the Nation of the EIA study report announcing its availability to be scrutinized by the public for 60 days.

  25. 28 September 2004: The Clerk to Olkejuado County Council, requested Jamii Bora Trust to pay KES 1,000 per plot or a total of KES 1,957,000 in plan approval fees and KES 1,500 per plot or a total of KES 2,935,500 in subdivision fees.

  26. 30 September 2004: Jamii Bora Trust paid a total of KES 4,892,500 in plan approval and subdivision fees as per Olkejuado County Council’s request.

  27. 11 November 2004: Approval by the Ministry of Roads and Public Works, the Chief Engineer (Roads) to construct the Acccess Road from Namanga road to Jamii Bora Housing Development project.

  28. 11 December 2004: A public hearing was organized by NEMA at the project site. Almost 4000 stakeholders were present. They represented the 2000 families who have registered and saved for this project and have applied for housing loans to live in the area. There were also representatives from the local residents of Kisaju sub-location and about 20 representatives from a few small NGOs and CBOs from areas outside Kisaju. All the genuine stake-holders were positive to the project. Only the people from other areas expressed negative views. (The entire proceedings are available on video tape)

  29. 27 December 2004: A meeting was held on Jamii Bora’s site on parcel Kajiado/Kisaju/58 without Jamii Bora’s presence. The meeting was attended by the local Area councillor and around 50 Maasais from other sub-locations. Numerous inflammatory and defamatory statements were made at the meeting and in conclusion the meeting stated that they would destroy the building materials produced by Jamii Bora members for their own housing (value appr. 40 million Kenya Shillings). They also threatened to destroy the machines for Road construction on site (value appr 35 million Kenya Shillings) and would chase away any Jamii Bora member, staff or donor that would approach the site.

  30. 29 December 2004: Jamii Bora Trust’s Norwegian donor the Stromme Foundation and the two largest daily news papers in Norway received a document from the main opponents of the project urging them to stop funding this project and presenting the project as a “social, environmental and economic disaster”.

  31. 5 January 2005: The local community from Kisaju sub-location presents to the Director General of NEMA a document in support of the Jamii Bora project and takes great exception to the meeting of 27 December 2004. They state that those opposed to the project are not from Kisaju sub-location.

  32. 5 January 2005: The Board of Trustees of Jamii Bora Trust presents an official request for security to the DC of Kajiado district in view of the threats that had been raised on 27 December 2004.

  33. 17 January 2005: NEMA announces its decision to reject the Jamii Bora Trust housing project for the poor referring only to the views of the few small negative NGOs and ignoring totally all previous approvals, their own EIA experts’ report and the views of the genuine stake holders.

  34. 18 January 2005: The Board of Trustees of Jamii Bora Trust decides to appeal against NEMA’s decision to the National Environment Tribunal.

  35. 11 March 2005: Jamii Bora Trust presents its appeal against NEMA’s decision to the National Environment Tribunal.

  36. 12 April 2006: The National Environment Tribunal rules in favour of Jamii Bora Trust and issues the environment license for the project. During the hearings a group of NGOs including Friends of Nairobi National Park, KILA, Kiserian Isinya Pipeline road association as well as KWS appeared as interested parties and were heard by the Tribunal. Their case was dismissed as it had been earlier by the District Physical Planning Authorities and Olkejuado County Council. The Tribunal ruled in all aspects in favour of Jamii Bora Trust. The entire proceedings from April 2005 to April 2006 are recorded on video and can be made available on request.

  37. 12 May 2006: The NGOs the interested parties and KWS appealed to the High Court of Kenya against the ruling of the National Environment Tribunal’s decision. It should be noted that NEMA accepted the decision and did not appeal against it.

  38. 21 March 2007: The High Court of Kenya rules in favour of Jamii Bora Trust and dismisses the appeal by the NGOs and KWS with costs.

  39. 23 March 2007: The Managing Trustee of Jamii Bora Trust pays a courtesy call on the DC Kajiado District at 8.30 AM to hand over a copy of the decision of the High Court of Kenya and inform the concerned authorities that Jamii Bora Trust now has all the decisions and approvals and intends to start the construction immediately.

  40. 25 March 2007: A Thanksgiving Service was held at the site in Kisaju sub-location and was attended by more than 4,000 local residents and future residents of the new town. The DC, the DO, the Area MP, the Area Councillor, the Chiefs were invited and The people praised God and gave thanks to the Lord for the blessings the decision of the High Court had brought to them. The Lord was praised in all languages with Maasai choirs, Kikuyu choirs, Luo choirs, Luhya choirs, Kalenjin choirs, Kisii choirs, Kamba choirs and choirs singing in many other Kenyan languages. The joy and gratitude of the people were visible and the strong bonds between the local people and those who plan to move to Kisaju were obvious.

  41. April 2007: The factory resumes production of building materials.

  42. May 2007: Excavation for roads and foundations start.

  43. June 2007: Construction of houses starts.


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