For a well planned, socially inclusive and economically sustainable Laare Town and its environs, the County government of Meru through the department of Physical planning and Urban development has successfully conducted the final plan awareness and sensitization workshop, for the Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plans for the towns.

In a workshop attended by the town stakeholdrs; business community, Church fraternity, administration and local leaders in Laare, the plan was passed as a future guide to the sectorial developments.

CEC Lands, who is passionate about urban development, said towns cannot grow without survey and proper planning. However, he emphasized that everyone has a right for quality survices, intimating that planning is key for development and not "development for planning."

"A plan that follows development is the hot breed for chaos, demolition and mass losses" Said Lenya.

He was outright that the plan will enhance processing of lease titles, instead of allotment letters that have gives no access to credits.

Further, issues of inadequate market infrastructure, roads encroachment, insecurity tenure, urban sprawl, acute water shortages, informal business congestion and environmental degradation will be addressed, while determining areas of industrial centers, institutions, residence, as well as, agricultural production.

He alluded that some towns in the country have developed without proper planning, with the end results being demolition, wasting a lot of resources. He said the government will work with the citizens to instill social order across all the towns.

Lenya noted that a detailed land use and action area plans for Kiengu, Mutuati, Kaelo, KK Muutine,Kiutine, Athiru Ruujine and Antubetwe Kiongo are also developed.

Area MCA Jadiel Mauta said about 60% of the towns spaces are informally planned without proper route maps for water pipelines and institutions. Towns loop roads have also been encroached and cannot be accessed with ease incase of emergency.

Henry Mwau, Real Plan Consultant, expressed hopes that the County Assembly will pass such an important proposal that will guide in the development applications as the towns expands.