Eldoret has adopted a new digital system for identifying and locating streets, buildings, businesses and all other key establishments in the city.
City manager Elzeba Busienei says the initiative is part of plans to make Eldoret a smart city.
Busienei supervised the ongoing digital street addressing exercise, which she said is a key initiative aimed at strengthening urban logistical management and accelerating the transition into a smart city.
She said the digital addressing system would provide standardised and easily identifiable locations for streets, buildings, businesses and other properties across Eldoret, making it easier to locate and access services.
“Our interest has been to make this city a smart urban area with clear and efficient logistical and positioning systems,” Busienei said.
She said experts were installing the system, which is expected to support a wide range of city functions, including emergency response, delivery services, urban planning, property management, data collection and efficient service delivery.
The digital street addressing system also incorporates QR codes mounted on buildings, providing global positioning and geographical coordinates for specific locations.
Busienei said the technology would enhance communication and coordination by enabling accurate positioning of buildings and other facilities within the city.
The initiative is also expected to generate reliable location-based data to support urban planning and decision-making, while improving coordination between government agencies, businesses and residents.
The digital addressing system will facilitate business identification and provide a more accurate basis for revenue mapping and administration.
Busienei said the programme is part of the city’s broader efforts to embrace technology and modernise urban management as Eldoret expands.
The system is expected to lay the foundation for a more connected, efficient and technology-driven Eldoret, reinforcing the city’s ambition of becoming a smart city.
“This is, therefore, not only about giving streets and buildings identifiable locations, but also about building a modern urban system capable of supporting efficient service delivery, business development and overall city management,” she said.
The city manager urged landlords and property owners to paint their buildings, adding that there is a waiver for painting until November.
Eldoret City is undergoing major works in readiness to host the Mashujaa Day celebrations on October 20 at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium.
More than 10 new roads are under construction in the city, along with several other multibillion-shilling projects that will be commissioned by President William Ruto ahead of Mashujaa Day.
