19th Annual Regional Planners’ Convention
"Transformative Planning for People, Land and Country: Strengthening Land Governance, Food Systems and Climate Resilience through Inclusive Development Planning”
- 10th – 14th November 2025
- Diamonds Dream of Africa, Malindi – Kilifi County
About the Convention
The Kenya Institute of Planners successfully hosted the 19th Annual Planners Conference in Malindi which brought together over 400 planners, policymakers, partners, and regional institutions under the theme “Transformative Planning for People, Land and Country.” The convention provided a platform to share knowledge, strengthen collaboration and advance a shared agenda on land governance, food systems and climate resilience.
Themes & Subthemes
1.
Strengthening Land Governance and Equitable Access & Use
2.
Inclusive Food Systems and People-Centered Planning
3.
Restoration, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Governance.
Conference Highlights
Conference Speakers
Ann Mugo
Director, Metropolitan Development State Department for Housing and Urban Development Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development
Eng. Jacinta Mwangi
Director, Policy Strategy & Compliance at Kenya Urban Roads Authority
Eng. Wilfred Oginga
Director, Roads Planning and Design at Kenya Urban Roads Authority
Plan. Rose Chelangat Kitur, PhD., FKIP
Director of NEPAD Programmes, NEPAD/APRM Kenya Secretariat
Plan. Mary K. Ngundo
Deputy Director, Land Use Planning at National Land Commission
Chrispine Nyang'wara
Project Lead at Akiba Mashinani Trust
Charity Mumbi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Caroline Khasoa
Convener, LECC Baraza
Benjamin Loloju
Corridors Manager and GIS specialist at Save the Elephants
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Lead, Research, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Department at Akiba Mashinani Trust (AMT)
Evans Kipruto
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Humphrey Otieno
Kenya Country Coordinator at the Africa Urban Lab
Horris Wanyama
Conservation Planner for the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA)
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Conference Partners
