Student Short Biography
Nyambok Silas Ogut is a registered Civil Engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and a corporate member of the
Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK). He holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from JKUAT and has a keen interest in
sustainable urban development and their mainstreaming as the engines of development to a country.
He is currently serving in the position of Chief Superintending Engineer with the State Department of Housing and Urban
Development having risen in the ranks from the entry grade of an Assistant Engineer. During this time, he has been based at the
Urban Development Department, which is a national government department with the mandate of ensuring that Kenyan urban areas
develop through an integrated process that meets the needs of the people sustainably. Nyambok has worked on numerous urban
infrastructure projects ranging from roads, storm water drainage, bus parks, markets, Non-motorized transport infrastructure in
many urban areas in Kenya with assignments that encompassed feasibility studies, design, supervision, contract administration and
project management.
Thesis / Project Title
IMPACT OF A ROAD PROJECT ON LAND USE: A CASE STUDY OF NGONG ROAD CORRIDOR IN NAIROBI
Thesis / Project Abstract
Transportation is a cascading phenomenon and this stems from its relationship with land use. Any upgrade of an urban transport
corridor triggers a series of land use changes that in turn negatively affects the transport functionality of the corridor.
Because of its cascading nature, transportation must be considered as a dynamic system. This therefore implies no development in
transportation should be viewed in isolation but also its impact on the functioning of the system. Due to the high density of transport
networks within urban areas, the cascading phenomenon is even more spontaneous within such agglomerations and always result in
negative consequences such as traffic congestion, environmental degradation and increased traffic accidents. This therefore implies
that urban authorities must have transport departments that are proactive to such dynamics to ensure that new developments do
not create crises but integrate with the system.
This study was therefore geared towards evaluating the impact of Ngong Road upgrade on land use with a view to ensuring that the
level of service of the corridor with respect to the transport utility that it provides is sustained at optimal levels.
Research Supervisors
Dr. Maurice. O. Oyugi
Dr. Anthony O. Ralwala