“Preparedness isn’t accidental, it’s planned, funded, and inclusive.” 

Lucky Summer Ward, like many Nairobi neighbourhoods, faces floods, fires, and sanitation-related outbreaks. These risks are not random, they are spatially concentrated and structurally embedded. Yet despite strong national disaster policies, preparedness at ward level remains critically low due to weak implementation, institutional fragmentation, and poor planning enforcement. As urban planners passionate about aligning policy with lived realities, we developed a Policy Brief on localized Disaster Preparedness in Nairobi. The brief calls for: 

• Decentralized, inclusive disaster governance with ward-level leadership. 

• Spatially informed planning to target investments where risks are highest. 

• Strategic infrastructure and data systems to close persistent safety gaps. 

• Immediate, medium, and long-term interventions to reverse risk accumulation.