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About habitat Planners

Habitat Planners Ltd (HP) is a consulting firm with offices in Nairobi and registered under the Companies Act (Cap 486) under registration certificate No. C112498. It is recognized by the Government of Kenya authorities as a legal entity. Habitat Planners is a Spatial Planning and Environment Consultancy firm professionally registered with the Kenya Institute of Planners (KIP), the Physical Planners Registration Board (PPRB), the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA No. 0465 as a firm of experts for Environmental Assessments,SESAs, ESIAs and Environmental Audits) and Environment Institute of Kenya (EIK). Further, it is registered with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)(PIN P051355840D & VAT No. 0200089Z), and complies with all the legal and statutory requirements of the laws of Kenya.

Our Vision

To become a leading consulting firm of excellence in spatial planning, environment and natural resources management, research and sustainable development

Our Mission

To analyze and strengthen the links between development interventions, state-of-environment, governance policy, legal and institutional networks and stakeholder concerns

Our Core Values

Quality service, Integrity, Respect and Continuous Follow-up Natural resources management goes hand-in-hand with monitoring and evaluation as an essential strategic and management mechanism for projects and organisations to reflect on their work. Research, regular monitoring and rigorous evaluation allows organisations to learn from their experiences and develop strategies to improve programmes so that they can have impact that is more positive and become more sustainable. We know that clear impact plans with intended outcomes and indicators help organisations to track and accurately report on their work, which enhances accountability.

Our Capability

Through a core team of directors, sector experts and associate consultants, the consortium has built a strong pool of highly qualified and experienced human resources that handles multi-disciplinary assignments within the country and in the Eastern, Central and South African region. The firm has access to information hubs that are unmatched and also boast of excellent information technology equipment, technical and support staff that can handle small, medium and large assignment within Kenya and the Eastern Africa region.

Our Clientele

The firm has successfully completed assignments for a wide range of clients including the UNDP, GoK, Kenya Railways, NEMA, KENGEN, KEPHIS and KWS. The firm has also worked for international and bilateral agencies including AWF, WWF, ACC, DfID, SIDA. It has also served a large number of private sector clients such as Cortec Mining Company, USIU, Timsales, West Kenya Sugar, Vittoria Ltd and Webuye Pan Paper. In recent years, habitat Planners has been involved in the preparation of spatial and urban plans for Nakuru County, Turkana County and Kajiado County. A number of associate consultants at Habitat planners have undertaken consultancy assignments in a number of other African countries including Djibouti, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somaliland.

Approach for Implementation of Assignments

Drawing from experience of Habitat Planners, in facilitating assignments in the public and private sectors, our approach has the capacity to successfully conduct various projects. Our approach employs tested participatory and consultative techniques that tap on stakeholder’s inputs to ensure results that reflect the desires of the organizations the project affects

Our Team

The Habitat Team is composed of the following experts:

Kivuti Karingi

Spatial Planning/Environment Consultant

(Operations Director)

MA (Environmental Planning & Management), MA (Urban & Regional Planning), B.Sc. (Geography, Botany & Atmospheric Science) University of Nairobi. Licensed and practising physical planner (member at KIP) and Environmental Impact Assessment lead expert (member of Environmental Institute of Kenya).

Dr. Francis Mwaura

Environment & NRM Consultant

PhD, M.Sc, B.Sc (Biogeography), University of Nairobi & McGill University (Canada). Member of Africa Nature People for Nature (P4N), Heritage Conservation and Human Rights (HCHR) Network, and Eastern Africa Population, Health and Environment (PHE) Network

Prof. Eng. Sixtus Kinyua Mwea

Civil Engineer Consultant

Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) University of Nairobi (2001), University of Nairobi,M.Sc. (Foundation Engineering) (1985) University of Birmingham,B.Sc. Hons (Civil Engineering)1976 University of Nairobi. Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Nairobi – Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. Registered Engineer A972 (1982), registered Consulting Engineer E003 (1993), Corporate Member at the Institute of Engineers of Kenya M801(1982)

Prof. George Kinoti Kingoriah, M.B.S.

Economics Consultant

Registered Valuer in Kenya and a professor at University of Nairobi and Kenya Methodist University and an associate consultant at Habitat Planners. He has a Doctorate of Philosophy degree, Master of Science (in Economics) from Indiana State University Indiana and a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Land Economics (Honours) from the University of Nairobi.

Prof. John Kiringe

Wildlife Ecologist & Conservation Biologist Consultant

PhD, M.Sc, B.Sc, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology, Leicester University (UK) University of Nairobi.registered and licensed by NEMA and the Kenya Institute of Environmental Assessors and Auditors to undertake Environmental Audits (EAs) and Environmental and Impact Assessment (EIA).

Philip Oguba Wandera

Economics & Rural Devt Consultant

MA (Environmental Economics, Moi University), PGD (Education), University of Nairobi, Dip (Business Management), Business Management Association, London United Kingdom, BA (Economics and Rural Economy, Makerere University).Over 25 years of working experience as a development practitioner. with African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS), Earth Care, KWS and African Business Foundation (ABF) among others.

Stephen Ngari

Spatial Planning Consultant

MA Urban and Regional Planning from University of Nairobi, BA (Hons) in Geography and Sociology from Kenyatta University and Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit from African Nazarene University. Corporate Member of Architectural Association of Kenya Town Planning Chapter.

Joyce Kangai Kariuki

Spatial Planning Consultant

MA in Planning (1990) & BA (1988), University of Nairobi. Registered and practicing Physical planner with the Physical Planners Registration Board. A council member of KIP and a corporate member of the KIP of Good standing. Specialist in Urban and Regional planning, a Licenced NEMA lead expert.

James Ndungu

Environment Consultant

MA Environmental Planning & Management (University of Nairobi),BSc Botany & Zoology (University of Nairobi). Registered EIA and EA Lead expert with over 10 years’ experience in environment and NRM

Tiffany Mwake

Project Assistant

BEd (Arts) degree from the University of Nairobi. Experienced in supervision of various projects, office and technical support for projects, compilation of consultation information for inclusion in the main reports, reviewing and summarizing relevant policies and legislation, fieldwork data handling

Lynne Koskei Obare

Project Assistant

Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Nairobi. Member of KIP with a four year experience in preparation of physical development plans and environmental assignments.

Sharon Mwende

Project Assistant

BA in Tourism and Geography from university of Nairobi. Experienced in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Environmental and Social Impact Assesment (ESIA), preparation of field consultations proceedings, compilation of consultation information for inclusion into the main ESIA and SEA report, office and technical support for the project, fieldwork data handling.

Specialization

  • Spatial Planning
  • Environment & NRM
  • GIS
  • Research & Development

Partners

  • Geomaps Africa
  • Matrix Development Consultants Ltd
  • Norken Consultants
  • BMB Mott MacDonald International

Clients

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Mercantile Hse, Rm 214,
Koinange Street

Nairobi, Kenya.

+254 20-2242685.

+254 722-369 133.

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