The Town plan is a 1,500 acres plan for creating a home of 25,000 residents.Taita Taveta County is made of 4.2 million acres. 2.7 million acres are reserved for wildlife through National Parks.
The plan of 1,500 acres uses 0.1% of the 1.5 million acres that is allocated toward farming, grazing, settlements and other activities that contribute to the sustenance of life in accordance with Kenya Constitution article 60. (1) Land in Kenya shall be held, used and managed in a manner that is equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable.
The plan is set to comply with the urban areas and cities act (2011) and incorporates the following developments.
DUT has 9 departments for Town Development and Sustenance:
The project development office is located at the Diaspora University Town (DUT).
The office role includes:
The budget department responsibility is to set up yearly budgets of revenues and allocation.
The security and safety department is for ensuring the security of Property, safety while at site and response to emergencies.
The property development and MSMEs department is for the 3,778 property development and MSMEs development in Town.
The water and sewage department is for implementing the water input and output plan for the town.
The transport department oversees all transport related matters of persons and supplies inside Diaspora University Town.
The environment and trees development is executing the Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) the Environmental Social and Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the planting of trees. The department oversees the management of all waste.
The marketing and branding department is for marketing and branding the town as a settlement destination and for set up of MSME.
The supplies and quality control department is for management of supplies and ensuring the quality of all supplies of products received by the town departments.
