Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno Rossbach, a Brazilian economist with over 20 years of experience in housing, has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Nairobi-based United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
Rossbach will serve as an Under-Secretary-General level for four years. She has previously worked as director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Boston.
Rossbach has contributed to global discussions on urban policies at the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador, and has spoken at major UN events.
She has also worked on designing institutional and operational strategies to expand access to adequate housing in Peru with the Inter-American Development Bank.
Rossbach has also worked with Cities Alliance, establishing the Urban Housing Practitioners Hub (UHPH) and leading the organisation’s global programme on informality in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Science in Political Economy.
Nakuru County is establishing a Geospatial Information System (GIS) laboratory to improve its development agenda and collect digital data.
The system, supported by the World Bank, will help the administration understand natural resources and social facilities in the county, as well as manage human resources.
The GIS lab will also enable local and foreign investors to access land information. The system is in line with Governor Susan Kihika’s manifesto to digitise access to essential services.
“The system enables any government to make key decisions that enable development in all areas without discrimination. The Geospatial Technologies Services laboratory stores data for all projects done by the county and also helps in monitoring projects being implemented. The technology provides the GIS with images frequently to help closely monitor ongoing development projects in the county,” said Chief Officer for Lands and Physical Planning, Ms. Stella Mwaura.
The GIS lab will store and manage the digital footprints of development projects in sectors such as water, education, health, roads, rangelands, environment, and natural resources.
Interior Cabinet Secretary, Prof. Kithure Kindiki, plants a ficus natalensis (Mugumo) at the Marsabit Catholic Church compound, where he presided over the launch of Vision 2030’s Fourth Medium-Term Plan (MTPIV) for Marsabit County.
Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui: Several dams and boreholes will be drilled in Baringo County where we are aiming to solve water problems, especially in Baringo South and Tiaty, where most of the residents of those areas are having challenges even in planting food crops and water for their cattle, as this is one of our plans in the Fourth Medium Term Plan (MTP IV) 2023-2027.
The proposed multimillion Radat Dam in Baringo South will boost seed production from the Perkerra irrigation scheme to 70 per cent of Kenya’s total seed demand.
Cooperatives, Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui, stated that the scheme currently produces 60% of the national seed supply and propagation in Kenya.
The dam will expand and increase maize seed supply to 70%, making the Perkerra scheme the leading seed producer.
The scheme, which covers over 100 acres of land, uses gravity-fed open-earth channel conveyance with an open furrow application system, providing enough water for irrigation.
The Perkerra Irrigation Scheme is known for producing quality crops such as pawpaws, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, water melons, sorghum, and green grams.
First Lady Rachael Ruto has underscored the importance of equipping students with computer skills to prepare them for the digital Kenya they will encounter after finishing school.
She launched a digital hub at Butere Girls National School, Kakamega County, to enhance students’ skills and enable them to access the digital job market in the future.
Ruto praised Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo for implementing the Jitume Digital Hub in the school.
The government is digitising the country to create job opportunities for the youth, and the Butere Girls Hub will boost education, particularly in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and other subjects.
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