Building approvals in Nakuru have gone online, cutting the waiting time from at least three months to a maximum of 45 days.
The county has launched the Electronic Development Applications Management System (E-DAMS), which will be used to guide development and hasten application processes.
It will now take 25 days to approve domestic houses or single-dwelling houses, while major commercial projects will take a maximum of 45 days.
Approvals used to take at least three months before then. "Nakuru is one of the fastest urbanising counties in Kenya.