Lamu County Integrated Development Plan 2018 - 2022
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LAMU COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2018 - 2022 September 2018 County Integrated Development Plan, 2018 - 2022 Prepared by: The Department of Finance, Strategy & Economic Planning P.O. Box 74 - 80500 Lamu, Kenya Email: [email protected] Website: www.lamucounty.go.ke Telephone: 0772 576 122/ 0715 555 111 © County Government of Lamu, 2018 The County Government of Lamu Vision Statement A nationally competitive county offering good quality life for all its citizens through prudent use of resources, equitable provision of services and implementation of sustainable development. Mission Statement To provide services and ensure socio –economic development of the people of Lamu County through prudent utilization of resources and implementation of projects and programmees. Core Values Public Participation The county will be encourage and enhance public participation especially during preparation of medium and long term county development plans, annual budget and during review of project performance. Community decisions will be critical in shaping tehe county’s development agenda. Social Inclusion The county will encourage inclusion of all members of the community including: the poor, men, women, physically challenged, youth, vulnerable and marginalized groups. Equity All community members including the most vulnerable, the poor, the women, People with Disability and youth will be enjoy equal opportunities and rights. Integrity,Accountability The county will uphold the virtues of integrity, and Transparency accountability, transparency and honesty in all county development activities to promote trust, understanding and harmony. Prudence All county resources will be used efficiently, wisely and carefully to minimize loss and wastage. The county will strive to ensure that projects are nvironmentally sustainable, friendly and beneficial to both present and future generations. Sustainability The county will support projects with potential for long term continuation and of benefits to communities. i Table of Contents List of Tables vi Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................................ viii Glossary of Commonly Used Terms.......................................................................................... x Foreword ................................................................................................................................. xiv Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................. xvi Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. xviii CHAPTER 1: COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Position and Size .............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Physiographic and Natural Conditions ............................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Physical and Topographic features ................................................................................... 2 1.3.2 Ecological conditions ....................................................................................................... 3 1.3.3 Climatic conditions ........................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Administrative and Political Units .................................................................................... 5 1.4.1 Administrative Units ........................................................................................................ 5 1.4.2 Political units .................................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Demographic Features ...................................................................................................... 8 1.5.1 Population size and composition ........................................................................... 8 1.5.2 Urban population .................................................................................................. 11 1.5.3 Population Density and Distribution .................................................................... 12 1.5.4 Demographic Dividend ........................................................................................ 12 1.6 Human Development Approach ..................................................................................... 13 1.6.1 Human Development Index ........................................................................................... 14 1.6.2. The Gender Inequality Index (GII) ................................................................................. 14 1.7 Infrastructure and Access ................................................................................................ 15 1.7.1 Road Transport ( Network & Distribution) .................................................................... 15 1.7.1.1 Sea Transport .................................................................................................... 16 1.7.1.2 Air Transport ..................................................................................................... 17 1.7.2. Post And Telecommunications:Post Office, Mobile Telephony, Landline ............. 19 1.7.3. Energy and Access ......................................................................................................... 19 1.7.3 Markets and Urban Centres ........................................................................................... 20 1.7.4 Housing........................................................................................................................... 20 1.7.4.1 Housing Density................................................................................................. 21 1.8 Land and Land Use ......................................................................................................... 21 1.8.1 Land Ownership categories/classification ..................................................................... 21 1.8.2 Mean Holding Size ........................................................................................................ 21 1.8.3 Percentage of land with title deeds ............................................................................... 21 1.8.4 Incidence of Landlessness ............................................................................................. 21 1.9 Wage Earners .................................................................................................................. 21 1.9.1 Self Employed ............................................................................................................... 22 1.9.2 Labour force ................................................................................................................... 22 1.9.3 Unemployment level ...................................................................................................... 22 1.10 Irrigation infrastructure and schemes............................................................................ 22 1.10.1 Irrigation Potential ................................................................................................... 22 1.10.2 Irrigation Schemes (small/ large scale) .................................................................... 23 ii 1.11 Crop, Livestock, Fish Production and Value addition ................................................. 23 1.11.1 Crops Production ..................................................................................................... 23 1.11.2 Acreage Under Food and Cash Crops ...................................................................... 25 1.11.3 Average Farm Sizes ................................................................................................. 26 1.11.4 Main Storage Facilities ............................................................................................ 26 1.11.5 Agricultural Extension, Training, Research and Information Services ................... 26 1.11.6 Farm Input and Credit Accessibility ........................................................................ 27 1.11.7 Agricultural Markets and Products .......................................................................... 27 1.11.8 Sustainable Land Use Practices .............................................................................. 28 1.11.9 Main livestock breeds and facilities ......................................................................... 28 1.11.10 Ranching .................................................................................................................. 28 1.12 Forestry, Agro Forestry and Value addition ................................................................. 28 1.12.1 Main Forest types and size of forests (Gazetted and Un-gazetted forests) .............. 28 1.12.2 Main forest products ................................................................................................ 29 1.12.3 Agro forestry ............................................................................................................ 30 1.13 Financial services ......................................................................................................... 30 1.13.1 Number