Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2011
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The Urban Areas and Cities Act, 2011 is a Kenyan law that establishes the framework for the classification, governance, and management of urban areas and cities, including the creation and administration of city county governments like Nairobi.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Kenyan statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Kisumu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
structures of urban governance
ⓘ
urban planning and service delivery ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| defines |
criteria for classification of cities
ⓘ
criteria for classification of municipalities ⓘ criteria for classification of towns ⓘ criteria for conferment of city status ⓘ criteria for conferment of municipal status ⓘ functions of city and municipal boards ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesFrameworkFor |
administration of urban areas
ⓘ
creation of city county governments ⓘ |
| governs |
cities within county governments
ⓘ
urban areas within county governments ⓘ |
| implements | Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
ⓘ
local government law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Kenyan law ⓘ |
| linkedTo | devolution in Kenya ⓘ |
| providesFor |
establishment of city governments
ⓘ
establishment of municipal boards ⓘ establishment of town committees ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide for the classification, governance and management of urban areas and cities ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| regulates |
governance of urban areas in Kenya
ⓘ
management of cities in Kenya ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of Kenya 2010 Chapter 11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Governments Act, 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | participation of residents in urban governance ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Urban Areas and Cities Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
classification of urban areas
ⓘ
local government ⓘ management of cities ⓘ urban governance ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | framework legislation ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2011 ⓘ |
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