Category: Development
How Town Planners and Designers Can Help in Fighting Urban Neighbourhood Crime
Town planners and designers can help in fighting Crime in urban areas by manipulating physical environments to deter criminal behaviour, reduce fear of crime and improve quality of life through an urban planning and architectural approach called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) 1). By thoughtfully designing spaces, planners and architects increase the perceived risk…
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Why Safety and Security Should be Factored in Urban Planning and Design
As Urbanisation gallops across Africa at frenetic speed, so does the rate of exposure to incidents of violence and crime. 1). Urban planners and designers, more than any one else, hold the key to the fort of safety and security in urban areas 2). Crime can be curbed by either preventing it or exercising social…
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Why It’s Better for Parents to Discipline Their Children Than Letting the State Do It!
Eight children aged 15 and 16 years were arraigned for murder in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on June 26, 2026. RELATED: Dysfunctional Families and Power Struggles Come on Your Screen 1). The children were accused of arson at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil in May 2026 in which 16 of their schoolmates died and 79…
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All Africa Trade Development Bank to Support Industrialisation in Kenya
By Abdi Ali Published March 6, 2025 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a series of agreements designed to support Kenya’s industrialisation and export-led development agenda. Afreximbank is expected to finance the development and operation of industrial parks (IPs) and special economic zones (SEZs) to bolster the Kenya’s industrialisation and export manufacturing. RELATED: Countdown to…
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African Development Bank and Interpol Partners to Combat Financial Crime and Corruption
By Abdi Ali Published February 21, 2025 African Development Bank has signed an agreement with International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in their joint effort to fight corruption and financial crime across Africa. RELATED: Illicit Financial Flows and Inadequate Energy Hinder Africa’s Industrialisation The partnership, that is expected to enhance collaboration between the Bank’s Office of…
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Africa Needs More Investment for Urban Development
By African Development Bank Published December 6, 2024 African countries have to invest up to 5.5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in urban development if they are to avoid rapid growth of shanty towns by 2050 when its urban population is expected to triple. This was the conclusion shared by experts at a…
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