Ministry of Works and Housing Sector Strategic Medium Term Development Plan 2018-2021.

This document lays down the Ministry of Works and Housing Sector Strategic Medium Term Development Plan, applicable at the national level during the period 2018-2021. The vision of the Plan is to ensure the robust and sustainable development of works and housing infrastructure. The instrument is structured into 7 inter-related Chapters: (1) Profile and Background, (2) Sector Development Priorities and key issues, (3) Medium Term Development Goal, Objectives and Strategies, (4) Development Programmes and Sub-programmes, (5) Annual Action Plan, (6) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, and (7) Communication Plan. In consonance with policy objectives and strategies of the “Infrastructure and Human Settlement and Good Governance” themes of the New Medium Term Development Plan Framework/NMTDPF (2018-2021), the Sector Medium – Term Development Plan focuses on: (a) reducing the national housing deficit, and, (b) improving infrastructure facilities, (drainage systems and coastal protection) to protect life and property.
The strategic policy objectives encompass the following: a) reduce coastal and marine erosion; b) address recurrent devastating floods; c) enhance climate change resilience; d) promote proactive planning for disaster prevention and mitigation; e) enhance quality of life in rural areas.
Special attention is given to environmental matters related to works sub-sector. The document seeks to resolve different key development issues, which include: recurrent incidence of flooding; poor waste disposal practices; poor drainage system; poor safety, health and environmental management practices at construction sites; worsening environmental pressures in both the coastal and marine zones; vulnerability of coastal zone to the impact of climate change; potential rise in sea level resulting in wetland flooding; contamination of agricultural soil, loss of habitat and wiping away of entire communities.