Our Background
KIP History
The Kenya Institute of Planners was formed in the year 2001 following the commencement of the Physical Planners Registration Act (PPRA). The Institute was formed pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act, which had anticipated the formation and approval of a professional institute for planners. On 4th April 2001, the Physical Planners Registration Board (PPRB) recognized and approved the Institute as a learned society for the legitimate professional discipline and practice of Planning in Kenya, and the sole national body for purposes of planners’ representation. The Institute brings together urban and regional planners, economic development planners, transportation planners, social planners, environmental planners and urban designers in Kenya.
KIP doubles up as a professional body, and regulates the activities of its members in the public interest. In this regard, the PPRB, on 16th May 2001, recruited the Institute to assist it in ascertaining the good professional conduct of all planners in the country prior to registration.
Since its formation, KIP has proceeded to establish itself as the foremost professional association of planners in Kenya. Subsequently, KIP has obtained international recognition, as the officially recognized body mandated to speak on behalf of the planning fraternity in Kenya. The Institute seeks to promote the growth of the planning profession in the country currently consists of more than 1900 members.
