News – Kinanda Valley Residents Association

Welcome to KIVRA!

June 20, 2020May 14, 2020 by KIVRA Admin

Welcome to the new Kinanda Valley Residents Association (KIVRA) website! If you browse around this site a bit, you’ll quickly realise that there’s something for everyone here. Our aim is to provide lots of interesting content online so that it is easily accessible for both KIVRA members as well as the general public. KIVRA website … Read more

Poor delivery of services prove the importance of Kenya’s residents associations

June 19, 2020December 30, 2014 by KIVRA Admin

The last two decades have seen the development and growth of the City of Nairobi at sporadic levels. The population of the city has grown from 350,000 in 1963 to 3.5 million people today. This has naturally led to the development and growth of more residential areas in low, middle and high income areas. Together, with this growth, citizens have also experienced a continuous drop in the level of services provided by the municipal authorities.

Urban Resident’s Associations & the Management of Services in Nairobi

June 2, 2020May 20, 2004 by KIVRA Admin

Nairobi Cityscape by ninastock on PixaBay

This study examines the role of residents associations in service provision and management, using Karen and Langata District Association (KLDA) as a case study. This is done by searching into the operations of KLDA to establish the governance structure, member’s participation, service provision strategies and the relationship between KLDA and the Nairobi City Council (NCC).