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Infrastructure development is a key driver for progress globally and yet it remains one of the most complex challenges of the 21st century in Africa. It is a critical enabler for productivity and sustainable economic growth and contributes significantly to human development, poverty reduction, and the attainment of the sustainable development goals (specific goals: Goal […]

Pamoja Trust has worked with PASGR and several stakeholders in Kenya to establish and foster conversations under the aegis of Utafiti Sera House on Urban Governance and City Transformation in Nairobi. Investments in mega-infrastructure continue to have significant bearing on who belongs and who does not belong to contemporary urban settings. Even more important, infrastructure […]

Date: 29th January, 2018 Venue: Nairobi, Kenya Forum Focus: Urban Governance & City Transformation The 1st Utafiti Sera Forum on Urban Governance and City Transformation was held on 29th January, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. ‘Utafiti Sera’ a Swahili word for research policy is a combination of many things that ensure and enhance policy outcomes – […]

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) with financial support from Hewlett foundation is implementing a project on “Urban Governance and Turning African Cities Around in Nairobi, Kigali and Addis Ababa”.  This is to have a better understanding of trends in urban areas.

This research thematic area provides analyses on the drivers of recent transformations taking place in some major African cities. Ongoing Project: Urban Governance and Turning African Cities Around An Angolan researcher presents on the ‘Luanda turns around’ study ‘Africa is rising’ does not only apply to the exceptional economic growth the continent has experienced over […]

Africa’s urbanisation rate is the highest in the world. Depending on the degree and efficacy of urban governance and planning, this can be either be an opportunity or a challenge. Poorly planned cities can result in increased inequality, poverty, crime, slum proliferation and public health hazards. Alternatively, effective urban governance and planning can facilitate economic […]

Date: 27 February 2018 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Forum Focus: Urban Governance and City Transformation The Urban Governance and City Transformation breakfast meeting organised by the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)  in association with Pamoja Trust was held on 27 February 2018 to share emerging evidence and findings pertaining to the Social Dimension of […]

The First Utafiti Sera Stakeholders’ Forum on Urban Governance in Kigali was held on January 18, 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. The forum brought together 40 stakeholders from local, national and international institutions concerned with research, urban governance and transformation, and policymaking.

Forward Planning! That was the call to action by Dr Konyimbih a lands expert working with the National Land Commission during his address at the Utafiti Sera Forum convening organized by Pamoja Trust with funding from PASGR under the theme of Reflections on Urban Governance in Nairobi. https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/eblog/2018/04/18/the-matter-in-urban-governance-and-why-it-matters/ This has been reposted from: CapitalFM:  https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/eblog/?p=7215  

Date: May 15-May 16 2018 Venue:Nairobi Forum Focus: The Social Dimensions of Infrastructure Development Kenya, like many neighboring African countries, has witnessed a substantial increase in infrastructure investment and development over the last decade. The current development paradigm posits infrastructure development as a pertinent enabler of economic growth, enhanced well-being, and social inclusion. While the […]