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Lands, Physical Planning, Housing And Urban Development

LPPHUD
About

This department formulates spatial and urban plans, surveys and titles public land, and implements informal settlement improvement. It facilitates the right to adequate housing, promotes low-cost building materials, and mobilizes housing investment. The County Municipal Board oversees urban infrastructure and services. The sector goal is sustainable land management, secure land tenure, and effective urban governance.





Vision

Excellence In Land Management, Proper Housing And Physical Planning For Sustainable Development Of Homa Bay County.

Mission

To Facilitate Improvement Of The Livelihoods Through Efficient Administration, Equitable Access, Secure Tenure, Proper Housing And Sustainable Management Of Land Resource.

Key Objectives
1 Provide a spatial framework to guide and control development in the county
2 Create a conducive and enabling environment for land administration and management
3 Establish and strengthen urban institutions towards sustainable urbanization in the County
4 Meet local and international obligations in the field of human settlements management
5 Establish and strengthen Urban Institution Management Framework
6 Build Climate Resilience of the Urban Poor through Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme
7 Spearhead sustainable urban lakefront planning and development.
Directorates
Directorate 1 Directorate of Lands
Directorate 2 Directorate of Physical Planning
Directorate 3 Directorate of Urban Development
Directorate 4 Directorate of Housing
Leadership

Departmental Leadership

Mr Martin Opere
Mr Martin Opere
Acting Cecm - Lands, Physical Planning, Housing And Urban Development — Lands, Physical Planning, Housing And Urban Development
Acting Cecm - Lands, Physical Planning, Housing And Urban Development

Our Commitment to Service

Hon. Martin Opere Odhiambo brings deep, hands-on experience in education management to the Homa Bay County Cabinet. A career educator, he served as the Principal of Fr. Tillen Mixed Secondary School in Mbita, Homa Bay County — a position that gave him direct insight into the county's education challenges and the needs of students and teachers at the grassroots level. Before his appointment, Opere was well-known in education circles both locally and nationally. As Deputy Chairperson of the Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association, he had experience advocating for school leaders at a national level. He came to the CEC with a clear agenda: improving the quality and enrolment in vocational training centres, rolling out school feeding programmes as promised by Governor Wanga during the election campaign, and revamping early childhood education infrastructure. Under his watch, the Department of Education has implemented the ambitious Genowa Ondoa Kaunda ECDE Classroom Initiative — constructing hundreds of new early years classrooms across the county — and launched the Fins to Swim Scholarship Programme to support youth in higher education. The department has also rolled out a bursary fund to support students in high school, vocational training, college and university.
Chief Officers
Charles Obondo
Chief Officer - Housing and Urban Development
Charles Obondo

Charles Omondi Obondo serves as the County Chief Officer for Housing and Urban Development in the Department of Lands, P...

Ellyas Orondo Oketch
Chief Officer - Lands and Physical Planning
Ellyas Orondo Oketch

Ellyas Oketch Orondo is an accomplished public servant and development-oriented leader currently serving as the Chief Of...