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CIDP 2013-2017 COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CIDP) 2013-2017 Contact Information All enquiries relating to Elgeyo Marakwet CIDP should be directed to: Nurturing Possibilities Office of the Governor Elgeyo Marakwet County MARAKWET OF ELGEYO GOVERNMENT COUNTY P.O. Box 220, 30700, Iten, Kenya Tel: +254-020-2192006 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.elgeyomarakwet.go.ke REPUBLIC OF KENYA COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CIDP) 2013 - 2017 Nurturing Possibilities KENYA i This document is the first edition of Elgeyo Marakwet County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) published by the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet in 2013. © County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet, 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet. ii COUNTY VISION AND MISSION Vision A progressive county nurturing productive ventures and transformative services Mission To harness county potentials that enhance food security, capital investments and optimization of human capital in a stable, secure, equitable and sustainable environment. iii FOREWORD he County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) is a development strategy docu- Tment that is similar to the several develop- ment strategies adopted by the Government of Kenya since independence. The prevous devel- opment strategy documents include; District Fo- cus for Rural Development (DFRD) strategy and the Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS) strategy, while the current one is the Kenya Vision 2030 development blue-print. The previous development strategies empha- sized decentralized planning and implementa- tion of development projects and programmes at the community level. This came as a relief to many Kenyans who over the years had failed Medium Term Plan (MTP 2008-2012) launched to have their fair share of the national budget. in June 2008 will be succeeded by the second The objective was to enhance local participation (MTP 2013-2017). (bottom-up approach) in project identification and formulation; planning, resource mobiliza- MTP 2013-2017 will be prepared and implement- tion, implementation and monitoring and evalua- ed in a setting and context which differs signifi- tion, hence achieve equitable development. The cantly from that of the first MTP and previous de- Central Government has since been guiding the velopment strategies. No doubt, The Constitution planning process at the devolved units through of Kenya (2010) has created a Devolved Struc- the preparation of periodic District Development ture of Government at the national and county Plans (DDPs), often covering a five-year period. levels and continues to guide the distribution of This planning document gave a strategic direc- functions between the two levels of government. tion to the local development actors on a coordi- It also requires the engagement of the public in nated approach in the identification, formulation policy formulation and development priorities so and implementation of development initiatives. as to seek consensus participation of the people, good governance, integrity, transparency, ac- To address challenges experienced in the im- countability and sustainable development being plementation of these development documents, some of the key national values and principles of the Kenya Vision 2030 development blueprint governance recognized in Article 10 of the con- was adopted in 2008 whose main objective was stitution. The Public Financial Management Act, to make Kenya a newly industrialized middle in- 2012, further stipulates that counties will prepare come country by providing high quality life for all County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs). its citizens by year 2030. The Kenya Vision 2030 is based on three pillars, namely: Economic Pil- The Elgeyo Marakwet County Intergrated De- lar, Social Pillar and Political Pillar and will be im- velopment Plan provides general guidelines on plemented through five-year successive Medium the development process including; providing the Term Plans (MTP). The First Kenya Vision 2030 analyses of county’s resource potential, offering iv a basis for resource allocation, assigning roles ments. Our county has been allocated Kshs 3.1 and responsibilities to the stakeholders, provid- billion in the 2013/14 Fiscal Year and we expect ing a yardstick against which performance can be to raise between Kshs 300M and 400M locally evaluated, enhancing development coordination, annually. This amount is well below the estimated ensuring timely project implementation, providing Kshs 38 billion required to implement the projects a data bank of project information that ensures and programmes proposed consultatively in this informed decision making and facilitating effec- CIDP Plan for a period of five years. As a result, tive community participation in development pro- we are required to undertake an aggressive cess. marketing of the county to attract donors and in- vestors through the Public Private Partnerships As we chart our way forward, the Plan will guide strategies. the county planning and management units, sub-county planning committees and other local It is our utmost expectation that the elaborate development actors in achieving the desired de- participation by a wide cross section of county velopment goals. This is reflected in the country’s residents during identification, planning, imple- long-term development policy documents such mentation, monitoring, and evaluation of projects as Kenya Vision 2030 and the Medium Term and programmes will quarantee the achievement Plan. of key objectives of devolution and the targets of this Plan. We, as county leaders, are determined The Constitution clearly spells out that National to empower citizens to exercise their democratic and County Governments are distinct but interde- rights both at the county and national levels to re- pendent. The County Government is composed alize social, political and economic development. of the Governor, the County Executive Commit- tee and the County Assembly. The County Ex- As a county of champions, we have no doubts ecutive is expected to supervise the administra- whatsoever that prudent use of resources, timely tion and delivery of services to citizens as well as implementation of development initiatives, ef- conceptualize and implement policies and county fective monitoring and evaluation and effective legislation as envisaged in the CIDP. The County public participation in all county development Assembly which is a legislative organ, will play interventions will speedily guide us towards our an oversight role on the Executive, and county desired development level. public institutions. The CIDP has been prepared in accordance with guidelines provided by the Ministry of Devolution and planning to enable the county to prioritize and balance its socio- economic development issues. Responsibilities and functions of the county gov- ernment are stipulated under the Fourth Sched- ule of The Constitution. Commission on Revenue Eng. Alex Tolgos Allocation (CRA) will continuously make recom- Governor mendations for equitable distribution of resourc- Elgeyo Marakwet County es between the National and the County Govern- v TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTY MISSION AND VISION III FOREWORD IV CONTENTS VI LIST OF MAPS XIV LIST OF FIGURES XIV LIST OF ACRONYMS XVI GLOSSARY XVIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS XVI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY XXI 1 CHAPTER 1: COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION 2 1.1 Location and Size 2 1.2 Physiographic and Natural Conditions 2 1.2.1 Physical and Topographic Features 2 1.2.2 Ecological Conditions 2 1.2.3 Climatic Conditions 3 1.3 Distribution of Administrative and Political Units 5 1.3.1 Administrative Units subdivision (Sub-county, divisions, locations) 5 1.3.2 Political units 5 1.3.3 Eligible and Registered voters 6 1.4 Demographic Features 8 1.4.1 Population size and composition 8 1.4.2 Population in Urban Centres 11 1.4.3 Population density and Distribution 11 1.4.4 Population densities by Sub-County/Constituency 12 1.5 Human Development Indexes and Indicators 12 1.5.1 Youth Development Index (YDI) 13 1.5.2 The Gender Inequality Index (GII) 13 1.6 Infrastructure and Access 14 1.6.1 Roads and Airstrips 14 1.6.2 Posts and Telecommunications. 14 1.6.3 Financial Institutions 14 1.6.4 Education Institutions 14 vi 1.6.5 Energy Access 15 1.6.6 Markets and Urban Centres 15 1.6.7 Housing 15 1.7 Land and land use 15 1.7.1 Land holding 15 1.7.2 Land title deeds 16 1.7.3 Landlessness 16 1.8 Community Organizations/Non-State Actors 16 1.8.1 Cooperative Societies 16 1.8.2 Non-Governmental Organizations 16 1.8.3 Self-Help, Women and Youth Groups 16 1.8.4 Culture 17 1.9 Main Crops, Livestock and Fish Production 17 1.9.1 Main Crops 17 1.9.2 Crops Acreage 17 1.9.3 Storage Facilities 17 1.9.4 Livestock Types 17 1.9.5 Dairy Industry 18 1.9.6 Bee-Keeping and foraging conditions 18 1.9.7 Sheep Industry 18 1.9.8 Wool Production 18 1.9.9 Goats Industry 18 1.9.10 Sheep and Goats Stations 18 1.9.11 Poultry Industry 18 1.9.12 Pig Industry 19 1.9.13 Rabbit Industry 19 1.9.14 Ranches 19 1.9.15 Fishing Activities 19 1.10 Forestry and Agro-Forestry 19 1.10.1 Forest Resources 19 1.10.2 Forest Products and Gazettement 19 1.10.3 Promotion of Agro-Forestry and Green Economy 19 1.11 Environment and Climate Change