{"id":4956,"date":"2026-07-30T16:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:29:15","slug":"developers-demand-nairobi-planning-shake-up-back-justus-mathenge-for-top-county-role-after-south-c-building-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=4956","title":{"rendered":"Developers Demand Nairobi Planning Shake-Up, Back Justus Mathenge for Top County Role After South C Building Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Developers Demand Nairobi Planning Shake-Up, Back Justus Mathenge for Top County Role After South C Building Collapse<\/p>\n<p>Developers and County Staff Call for Reshuffle in Nairobi Planning Department<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A section of Nairobi developers and some county workers are calling for an immediate reshuffle within the Nairobi County planning department, arguing that reforms are needed to improve urban planning, development approvals, and service delivery.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-1-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4957\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-1-2-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-1-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-1-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-1-2.jpeg 554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe calls have intensified following the recent building collapse in South C, with those raising the concerns claiming the incident reflects broader challenges within the county&#8217;s planning and development systems.<\/p>\n<p>They argue that the issue lies in administration and oversight rather than the location itself.<br \/>\nThe group has expressed support for Justus Mathenge, describing him as an experienced professional with the expertise and capacity to lead the planning function more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>They are urging the county leadership to consider appointing experienced personnel to key technical positions.<br \/>\nThose making the appeal say Nairobi deserves a planning department led by professionals capable of strengthening compliance, enhancing public safety, and improving the management of the city&#8217;s rapid urban growth.<\/p>\n<p>Note: These views are the claims and opinions of the individuals and groups making the appeal and do not necessarily represent the position of Nairobi County or other parties mentioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developers Demand Nairobi Planning Shake-Up, Back Justus Mathenge for Top County Role After South C Building Collapse Developers and County Staff Call for Reshuffle in&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-county-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4958,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4956\/revisions\/4958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}