Diaspora University Town development plan is a 1,500 acres plan for creating 15,000 as a university of 5,000 students and a town of 25,000 residents is established.
The plan is being implemented in Taita Taveta County along the Voi-Taveta Highway.
The Plan developers are: Diaspora University Trust, Diaspora Kenyans, Ndara B Community, Kenyans, and Partners.
The University Town Development Plan will achieve the Kenya Constitution Chapter 4 Bill of Rights for Town Residents, University Students, Kenyans, and Visitors. The main rights achieved will be articles 42, 43 and 53.
42. Every person has the right to a clean and healthy environment.
43. (1) Every person has the right—
43. (2) A person shall not be denied emergency medical treatment.
42. (1) Every child has the right—
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.
