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REPORT OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEARS 1962-1963

Two Shillings - 1965 REPORT OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEARS 1962-1963 REPORT OF THE PERNUNENT SECRETARY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEARS 1962 AND 1963

THE HON. MINISTER FOR LOCAL ÜOVERNMENT, .

SIR, J have the honour to report as follows:- The following constituted the senior staff of the Ministry of Local Government at the end of 1963: Permanent Secretary for Local Government: Mr. J. M. Ojal. Deputy Secretary for Local Government: Mr. A. Altorfer, F.S.A.A., A.l.M.T.A. Assistant Secretary: Miss K. K. Sondhi, Barrister-at-Law, Middle Temple. Principal Local Government Financial Officer: Mr. H . C. Seely, A.I.M.T.A. Senior Local Government Financial Officers: Mr. J. O . England, A.l.M.T.A.; Mr. R. W. Midcalf, A .S.A.A., A.J.M.T.A.; Mr. M. A. Higgs, A.I.M.T.A.; Mr. K. W. L. Mustoe, A.I.M.T.A.; Mr. D . C. MacDonald, A.l.M.T.A.; Mr. W. MacDonald, A.I.M.T.A.; Mr. A. Shaw, A.l.M.T.A. ; Mr. P. Tasker, A.I.M.T.A.; Mr. G. W. J. Aston; Mr. G. Haywood. Local Government Financial Officers: Mr. O. T. F. Fonseca, A.T.M.T.A.; Mr. P. V. Bhardwaj; Mr. N. K. Khan na.

2. The draft of a new Local Government Bill was produced by a Working Party on which ali types of local authority were represented. The membership of the Working Party was:- Mr. A. Altorfer Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Local Government ( Clwirman). Mr. R. Lunn Town Clerk, Nairobi City Council. Mr. K. Louis Town Clerk, Municipal Council. Mr. P. A. Clarke Town Clerk's Department, airobi. Mr. C. S. Kabetu Secretary, African District Council. Mr. L. Woodroofc Town Treasurcr, Nakuru Municipal Council. Mr. K. Lusted County Treasurer, Council. Mr. R. T. Wright Clerk of the Council, Council. Mr. L. E. Tarplee Clerk of the Council, Nakuru County Council. Mr. J. M. Omino, B.E.M. Chairman, Central Nyanza African District Council. Mr. F. P. B. Derrick Office of the Leader of the House, Nairobi. Mr. R. E. Deitrich .. Financial Adviser, Kiambu African District Council. Mr. J. S. Macartney Ministry of Local Government (Secretary).

The Working Party concluded its work on the draft of the new Local Government Bill. Part 1 of this Bill was circulated just before the delegates left for the Lancaster House Conference in February 1962, and PartH in April 1962. At the same timea Working Party was consideri ng local authority finance and reached the finn conclusion that it was necessary to have an independent commission to look at the whole structure of local government finance. 2

3. Comments were received on the dra ft Bill and were discussed du ring 1962. lt gradually became clear during the year thal it was not possible to find time for the Bill to be taken through the Legislative Council. As an alternative and as it was absolulely necessary to revoke the old discrimina tory ordina nces, the Bi ll was adapted into the form of Loca l Government Regulations which were finally made by the Governor in April 1963.

4. After the Lancaster House Conference, discussion went on in connexion with the new regional Constitution throughout 1962. By December it was clear what the policy would be in respect of local autborities and by that time too the regional boundary structure had been published. lt was therefore decided tbat District Com­ missioners should undertake local inquiries into the future form of local government in their areas a nd should invite evidence. T he Ministry's circular 1200/22 is reproduced as Appendix 1 to this report.

5. Forty inquiries were held and the results sent to this Ministry for consideration and subsequent submission to the then Council of Ministers. ln each case a summary of the evidence was included. As a matter of historical record this process involved the duplicating of over 20,000 folio sheets of paper excluding consideration of Nairobi.

6. ln the majority of cases Council of Ministers agreed with the submissions of the Ministry a nd it was only in respect of the area that there was some delay. After careful consideration the Prime Minister decided that in this area the Counties of K iambu and Murang'a should be extended to cover the whole district. The recom­ mendations in respect of these two Counties had not been implemented by September 1963, and the Central Regional Assembly decided that they were unable lo agree with the proposais of the Council of Ministers a nd that they would make amendments to the orders setting up t hese two local a uthorities. ln particular, they did not like the principle of having elected councillors elected with special qualifications to represent special interests, nor did they agree with the principle of nomination to represent special interests.

7. The efTect of the adoption of the new regional boundaries meant the frag­ men tation of many local authorities, in particular the old county councils, as it was not possible for a local authority to be partly in one and partly in another Region. lt was therefore decided in March 1963 that the membership of the old European county counci ls would be dissolved before the national elections and in their place WindLng Up Commissions were appointed consisting of the District Commissioner (sub­ sequently renamed Regional Government Agent), the County Clerk a nd the County Treasurer. These Commissioners admmistered the services of the o ld councils in most cases, un til the end of J 963. As a matte r of historical record a copy of the !etier sent by the then Minister to the Chairman of the old county councils is at Appendix Il.

8. Where entirely new councils were proposed, Preparatory Commissions were created consisting of representatives of the old councils under the chairmanship of the District Commissioners. Prepa ratory Commissions were set up for Busia, Nyan­ darua, Kipsigis, Kirinyaga a nd . 9. No completely standard pattern was adopted in respect of the reconstitution of local authorities a nd varying patterns were provided in accordance very largely with the wishes of the people. In some cases counci llors were elected directly to the top tier authorities in single member constituencies ; in other cases two or three member constituencies were adopted; again in other cases lower tier councils elected rep­ resentatives on to the top tier sitting as electoral bodies. T he general principle of retirement of one third of the elected members annua lly was adopted throughout Kenya, as it was felt desrrable t hat there should be elections each year in at least some part of a local authority a rea, in order to a llow the electorale to express their opinion on the adequacy of the work of the council. A li parts of Kenya were in this way covered by local authorities, and one new municipality- that of T hika- was created. Astate­ ment showing the composition of tbese councils appears at Appendix JII. 3

10. Ali loca l authorities wcre dissolvccl a nd though some wcre not affccted by boundary changes, a li were a ffected by constitutiona l changes, as explained a bove. The table at Appendix lV illustrates the manner in which the dissolvcd loca l authorities were reconstituted, e ither by assimilation in a pa rt of a new local authority, by en large­ ment of arca, o r without any boundary cha nges.

I l. Simultaneously, the Ministry undertook a numbcr of other major tasks in 1962 a nd 1963. Besicles the day-to-day administration of municipalities and county councils, and advice to Provincial Commissioners on policy matters in connexion with African District Counci ls, the following tasks can be mentioned :-

( 1) Evidence to the Fiscal and Economy Commissions. 1n the case of the former a Senior Local G overnment Financial Officcr, Mr. England, was second:!d to work with the Commission and provided a very large amount of information on which the Commission rcached their conclusions.

(2) ln 1962, evidence was provided to the W.H.O./ F.A.O. Tea m which came to Kenya to ad vise on the administration of water a nd its problems. The Ministry were gratifiee! to note thal the Team recommended tha t water should be a local authori ty subject wherever a local authority was capable of looking after its watc r supplies eO'ectively and economically.

(3) The oversight of local authority elections throughout Kenya. The nationa l regulations were adaptee! for this purpose and Mr. Fitzgerald, who had been Deputy Superviser of the nationa l elections, was made Superviser of Loca l Govcrnmcnt Elections a nd attachee! to the M inistry for this purpose.

(4) ln 1962, a Working Pa rty under the chairmanshi p of the then Parliamentary Secrctary, Mr. P. O. Marrian, was set up to consider the future of the airobi City Council Superannuation Fund and those local government officers who were contributors to the Fund. This Working Party held a number of meetings and eventually its report was acceptee! by the Coalitio n Government in November 1962. The repo rt recommended :- (a) The closing of the o ld Fund, its "topping up" and transfer to Londo n to be administered by the Public Trustee; a nd (b) the crea tion of a new Fund for local government officers throughout Kenya to be administered locally by trustees.

By this major act of statesmanship a fee ling of confidence was engendered in local government officers throughout Kenya and the rapid rundown of their numbers was contained. The scheme was designee! to keep them until their services should be dispensee! with as a result of Kenyanization or for at least 2-2t years from the date of Interna i Self-Government. The legislation resulting from the report was eventually published in the shape of the Kenya Loca l Authorities Superannuation Fund Rules 1963, L.N. 293/63. and the Kenya Local G overnmcnt Officers Superannuation Fund Rules 1963, L.N. 3 13/63 in May 1963.

(5) The Trcss Report was generally acceptee! by the Coalition Government and as a result it was necessary to consider the fi scal structure of local autho rities in 1964. Mr. England was again prominent in this exercise and a paper preparee! by him was distributed to ali Regions to help them to decide their policy in respect of grants for local authorities in 1964.

(6) A further Working Party consideree! the constitution and functions of the new City Council of Nairobi. As a result of the Boundary Commission's recommendat ions its area was increased from 30 to 230 squa re miles. The Wo rking Party eventually recommended thal there should be 30 single member 4

constituencies and that continuity with the old Council and the Nairobi County Council would be achieved by asking the new councillors to elcct a limited number of aldermen who had previous association with the old Councils. In addition, the constitution included two nominated members-one to represent the Govern­ ment and one the East African Common Services Organization.

(7) Another subject wbich concerned the Ministry was the Working Party dealing with the new graduated persona! tax. Great difficulties were encountered because the drafting of the Co nstitution did not establish the Fiscal Commission recommendation that the tax should be on wealth in the areas of subsistence economy. The Working Party also found it necessary to make two recommenda­ tiOns which were not covered by Lhe Constitution. These were:- (i) that at !east in the first year there should be standard graduations in respect of persona! incomes throughout Kenya and that local authorities should not have d iscretion in this matter; a nd (ii) that tax should be paid to the local authority in whose arca pay sheets were compiled. This would entai! the passing on of the whole or parr of the tax from one local authority to another according to- (a) the residence of the taxpayer; and (b) the residence of his wife and family.

These proposais were made in order to deal with the system of migratory labour obtaining in Kenya. The other new principle recommended by the Working Party was that tax should be collected by compulsory deductions from employees' wagcs by employers and the purchase of stamps from their local authorities. Mr. England was again prominent in this work and took over the chairmanship of the Working Party from the Permanent Secretary who was absent ill for three weeks at a crucial period. The City Treasurer of Nairobi was also associated with the Working Party and gave a very large measure of assistance in the working out of the procedure for collection of tax. This assistance included the ordering of sorne 7,000,000 stamps which will be necessary to implement the tax scheme early in 1964.

(8) The adaption of the Local Government Regulations published in April to the new regional Constitution. The drafting was concluded in September and powers passed to Regional Assemblies on the 24th September. lt was inevitable in the mass of legislation involvcd that small items came to be overlooked and discrepancies created. Nonetheless, it is appropriate to pay a tribute to Miss Sondhi, the Assistant Secretary who was very largely responsible in liaison with the Attorney-General's Chambers for finalizing ali the legislation.

12. The Ministry has been pleascd to note the conferment by Her Majesty the Queen, of honours on a number of people at present or formerly associated with local government and congratulates the following recipients:-

Birt!tday Honours List- 1962 Harold Travis, Mayor of Nairobi City Councii-C.B.E. Geoffrey Leader Bellhouse, Mayor of Nakuru Municipal Council-O.B.E. Joseph Pascal Babwana, Chairman of the Nrican District Council of Elgon Nyanza- 0 .B.E. Anacreon Cloete-Eidorct County Councii- O.B.E. Isaac Reuben Nderitu, Secretary, African District Council of --O.B.E. James Paul Nyaga, Secretary, African District Council of Embu-Award of Badge of Honour. 5

New Year's Honours List- 1963 Wilfred Bowcn Havelock, Minister for Agriculture and Animal H usbandry-Kt. William Donald Randall , Chairman, Urban District Council of ­ O.B.E. Robert Geoffrey Wilfred Hudson, one time Vice-Chairman, Nya nza County Councii-M.B.E.

Birtlulay Honour's List-1963 Paul Mboya, Secretary, African District Council of -O.B.E. Peter Donovan McEntee, Provincial Administrator and Principal, Kenya lnstitute of Administration- O.B.E. Kenneth Marston Louis, Town Clerk, Nakuru- O.B.E. Laban Shuma, Chairman, African District Council of Taita- Taveta, President African Court of Appeai-B.E.M. Abdul la Mzee, Hcadman, Municipal Council of -Award of the Badge of Honour. Somabhai Lalubhai Pate!, Chief Book-keeper, Municipal Council of ­ Award of the Badge of Honour.

G. K. BOIT, Ag. Permanent Secretary. 6

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MtNISTRY OF LOCA L G OVERNMENT, P.O. Box 30004, NAIROBI.

Ref. 1200/22 2lst December 1962.

To: The Town Clerks of ali Municipalities, The Clerks of ali County Councils, The Secrctaries of a li African District Councils, The Executive Officers of , Ka kamega, , Karatina, Kiambu and Meru Townships.

RECONSTITUTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES Suftkient progress bas now been made in considering the new Constitution for this Ministry to in dicate broadly how local authorities will be affccted and what is proposed with regard to their reconstitution. lt should be noted that legislation will be required and this legislation while based largely on the draft Local Government Bill, 1962, will lake the form of regulations which will be made by the Governor, with the agreement of the Council of Ministers, under powers which are to be obtained by an Order-in-Council. The M inistry is grateful to ail th ose who have made suggestions fo r improvemen t of the Bill. Ali suggestions have been carefu lly considered and many have been incorporated into the new legislatio n.

2. lt will have been notcd that the proposed new regional boundaries fragment the areas of a large number of the present local authorities. Onder the Lancaster House agreement, no local a uthority may be pa rtly within one and partly within another region a nd it wi ll therefore be necessary to reconstitute local authorities so tha t boundaries do not cross those of regions.

3. F urther, it is generally agreed that the old local authority constitutions, based as they often are on communal electorales, are out of date and it is therefore desirable to have new constitutions and elections based on the new franchise as saon as possible.

4. lt is a Iso Government po licy that the whole country should be covered by local authorities and that therefore local authorities wi ll be established where there a re none at present. This can be done either by creating new local a uthorities or by ex­ panding the arca of jurisdiction of old local authorities.

5. At Lancaster House it was agreed that the basic organization of local govern­ ment would be entrenched in the Constitution and that regions should have responsi­ bility for its practical application. This agreement will, of course, be reflected in the Constitution, but clearly it is not possible to await the establishment of regional authorities before effecting the reconstitutions which are necessary fo r the reasons given in paragraphs 2-4 a bove. Therefore the Government has agreed that the Gov­ ernor in Council will , when the legislation mentioned in paragraph 1 above bas been promulgatcd, reconstitute broken authorities, set up new ones wbere necessary a nd generally overhaul ali the constitutions of local authorities. The princip les un der which Government will act are as follows :-

(a) no local authority boundaries can cross the boundary of a region;

(b) ali a reas of the country to be covered by a local authority;

(c) elections to take place on the new local government roUs with elected majorities on ali council~; 7

(d) some representation for special interests at the discretion of Council of Ministers which might in special circumstaoces include continuity in respect of former members of the old counc ils;

(e) somc representation of national interests, especially in the fi eld of com­ munications.

6. ln order that there should be the fu llest consultation locally in this matter of reconstitution or establishment it is proposcd, wi th the consent of the Chief Com­ missioner, that each District Commissioner for his present arca, or one District Commissioncr to be nominated by the Provincial Commissioncr in areas where local authorities cover more than one administrative district, should take evidence and sub­ mit recommendations to this Ministry. The subjects on which District Commissioners arc to receive evidence and make recommendations are shown more particularly in the appendix to this circular. The Minister feels sure that he can cali on the officers of the present local authoritics to give District Commissioners ali assistance possible in marshalling and weighing the evidence which they wi ll have to take. The intention is that a li present councils and more particularly those which are fragmented by reason of the recommendations of the Boundary Commission shall be given an opportunity to make their views known collectively if they so wish. Political parties, private individuals or ratcpayers and any othcr special interests should be cncouraged to give evidence and there would be an opportunity for minorities to draw attention to their special position if they so wish.

7. The reports and recommendatio ns of D istrict Commissioners wi ll be con­ sidered by the Governor in Council of Ministers, who wi ll make orders setting up new local authorities where necessary and providing for elections to be held. Tt is hoped that District Commissioners wi ll start taking evidence as soon as convenient, on the assumption that the new legislation will reflect the principles outlined in this circular.

R. TAITON-BROWN , Permanent Secretary.

COPY TO: The Town Clerk, City Council of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30075, Nairobi (2). Ali Provincial Commissioners. The Officer-in-Charge, Nairobi Extra-Provincial District, Nairobi. Ali District Commissioncrs. R. A. Wilkinson, Esq., O.B.E., Supervisor of Elections, Nairobi. The Permanent Secretary, Governor's Office, Nairobi. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry o f State for Constitutional Affa irs and Administration, Nairobi. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Nairobi. The Permanent Secretary, Min istry of Lands, Surveys and Town Planning, Nairobi. The Commissioner of Lands, Nairobi. The Director of SUI·veys, Nairobi. The Town Planning Adviser, Nairobi. 8

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The types of local authori ties wi ll differ from those envisaged in the draft bill a nd wi ll probably be as follows :- (a) City Council of Nairobi. (b) Municipal Councils. A li the present municipalities will be reconstituted. (c) County Councils. Ali A.D.C.s and county councils will be reconstituted as county councils. (d) A rea councils and urban councils. These will be second tier councils analogous to the county district councils established under the Local Government (County Councils) Ordina nce 1952, which will be reconstituted accordingly­ area for rural districts and urban for urban districts. (e) Local councils. Ali African locational councils will be reconstituted accord­ ingly with their present powers. Tt is suggested that it would not be appropria te at this stage to make proposais for new local councils except in special circum­ stances and where a minority in terest might be concerned, as generally speaking the new top tier authority should first be consulted.

2. The general factors to be considered a re the creation of effective a nd con­ venient local government bodies throughout the regions a nd District Commissioners should consider not only circumstances as they exist when the inquiry is ma de but such ci rcumstances as are likely to come into existence within the next five years. Such factors as the size and distribution of the population, the rateable value, the boundaries of administration of any local services and how far the present councils a re effective and able to carry out their fu nctions efficiently a nd economically should be borne in mind. They should also consider the number, size, shape a nd boundaries o f the present a reas and the travelling facilities within and between them and, in particular, access of council members and the general publ ic to their local admin­ istrative centres. F ina lly the following factors can be taken into aecount (they have been p laced in a lphabetical order):- (a) commun ity of interest; (b) development and expected development; (c) economie and industrial characteristics; (d) financial resources measured in relation to fi naneial need ; (e) physiC"ll features, including suitable boundaries, means of communication and accessibility to administra tive centres a nd centres of business and social li fe ; (/) population-size, distribution a nd characteristics; (g) record of administration of the local autborities concerned ; (/z) size a nd shape of the areas of local government; (i) wishes of the inhabita nts.

3. District Commissioners are a lso particularly asked to consider the position of townships in the "special az·eas". Townships in the present county a reas have already been assimilated into the local government structure and a similar exercise is desirable in respect of townships in other areas. Tt is suggested that most of the present in­ dependent townships should more conveniently and more properJy be incorporated as a second tier unit in the new county structure. Genera l! y speaking, it is not desirable to isolate a small urban centre from the su.rrounding rural area from which it draws its wealth and which in turn depends upon it for services, and it is not suggested that any question of elevation of status should be considered at this stage. 9

4. District Commissioners are also asked to consider those areas of the country contiguous to local authority areas which are at present not included under the jurisdiction of any local authority, e.g. the Crown land in the K itui and Taita D istricts and certain fo rests on Mount Elgon.

5. With these factors in mind District Commissioners are asked to take evidence (any written evidence submitted to District Commissioners should be forwarded to this J:vli nistry and a brief summary of any oral evidence) and submit their recom­ mendations on the fo llowing :- (i) the area and boundaries of new councils. Well-defined !ines are desirable and roads should not be used if at ali possible; (ii) type of council, including whether more than one tier, and boundaries of su ch lower tier councils; (iii) na me of cou neil or councils. The choice of na mes may give rise to difficulties which may require a reasonable spirit of accommodation to resolve. Un­ wieldly composite names should be avoided and short names are in many ways more convenient. A desire to preserve an existing name can sometimes be met by retaini ng it for an electoral a rea; (iv) representation. Careful thought needs to be given to the size of counciJs. Generally speaking too large a membership makes it difficult for a councii to conduct its business in an efficient and businesslike manner and for the ind ividual couneillor to play a worth-while part. The aim should be to have the smallest bodies compatible with a reasonable leve! of representation. Where areas are amalgamated it should generally fo llow that the membership of the new council will be appreciably smaller than the aggregate membershi p of the councils which it replaces. Representation wi ll include :-

(a) the number of elected members. This should, if p os~ io l e, be a multiple of three in order to allow for the introduction of the principle of one-third annual retirement ;

(b) number of appointed members to represent:- (i) national interests, e.g. Ra ilways and Harbours; (ii) special interests to be specified. This could be done either by in­ cluding a special qua li fi cation in the candidature of elected members or by specifie nomination of a particular interest, e.g. women councillors if not provided as a resul t of elections; and (iii) to provide for continuity if it is felt that special circumstances so warrant it. It wou ld also be for consideration whether any members should be nominated either up to an upper tier council by the lower tier or down to a lower tier council by the upper tier. I n the case of municipalities the number of aldermen should be included and in the case of county councils it wi ll be noted that these can be intro­ duced at the wish of councils and therefore no recommendation is required at this stage; (v) electoral areas. These should so far as is reasonably practicable be arra nged wi th a view to the rateable va lue or rateable contribution being approx­ imately equal, subjeet to due regard beiJ1g had to population, to a proper representation both of rural and o f urban population, and to the distribution and pursuits of the population. l n particular advice would be welcome on the present registration units as defined by L.N. 433/62 and how they will 10

fit in to the proposed new e lectoral areas or how far it would be necessary to regroup the names on the present rolls. The M inistry would be glad to receive full statistical details, including population figu res and numbers of rcgistered local authority voters, and ma ps to show the rccommendations under this subparagraph and subparagraph (i).

6. lt is appreciated that further consequcntial and transitional arrangements wi ll have to follow. in particular concerning the staff of present local authorities and a financial seulement with regard to capital assets, loan debts, etc. Clearly these matters will need to be borne in mind by District Commissioners, but they are not asked at this stage to make any detailed recommendations. With regard to the financial scttlcment it will be hopcd that the treasures of the local authorities will be able to agree on a formula and in default of agreement a financial officer from the Ministry wi ll be askcd to adjudicate. With regard to staff the Ministry will take particular care to see that they do not suffer in any way from these constitutiona l changes, but the pattern of the new arrangements cannot be decided upon until Council of M inisters have come to a decision on the District Commissioner"s recommendations.

7. District Commissioners will also be asked to make rccommendations on the future of any subsidiary bodies such as joint committees or joint boards. 11

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M INISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, P.O. Box 30004, NAIROBI.

Ref. No. 1200/82 lst April 1963.

To: The Chairmen of ali County Councils.

SIR, My Permanent Secretary has cxplained in his Circular No. 1200 of 28th March 1963 thal it is the intention of the Governmcnt to terminale the membership of ali councillors of ali county councils. 1t is thereforc an appropriate moment for mc to ask that you would convey the thanks of the Coalition Government to ali councillors of the county councils for their services to Kenya in the past. We in the Ministry of Local Government know very weil how honourably you and your councillors have discharged the important tasks of local government in this country. We know ve ry weil that a structure of local government is a vital piece of the total government machinery in any country that wishes to follow the democratie way of life. lt calls for public service of a high degree, not a salaried service but a service which depends upon the willing giving of free ti me to the service of other people. 1 therefore lake this opportunity to thank you ali in the name of the Coalition Government for the services which you have given to Kenya and to say that 1 know that if in the ti me to come you are asked to continue wi th those services, we can depend upon you as we have dependcd upon you in the past.

1 have the honour to be, Sir, Y our obedient servant,

D. T. arap MOJ, Minis/er for Local Govemment. 12

APPENDl X Ill

First Ticr Local Region Authority and Class l:rl•-.,, and Area Councils Local Councils

Rift Valley .. Municipal Council ot Eldoret (1) .. Municipal Counc:. Kitalc (:!) . . Municipal r:o:.uncll Nakuru • l) Coun:y Coa:Jcli :..fThe Molo Area Council; Olenguruone C' :n1ral R1f"t (1) Area Council; Nakuru Area Council; Baringo A rea Council Comny Council of Kcricho Urban Council; Bornet f~ip s i gis ( 1). Arca Council; Buret Area Council; Belgut A rea Council; Lumbwa Area Council. County Council of Nanyuki Urban Council; Laikipia (1). Thomson's Falls Urban Council ; Euaso-Nyiro Area Council; Mukogodo Area Cou neil; County Council of K ilgoris, Mau Uso- (2). puko. County Council of Oliotokitok, Parka, Olkejuado (2). Oloolaiser. Couilly Council of Samburu (2). County Council of Nzoia A rea Council; N. Uasin Sirikwa (1). Gishu Area Council; S. Uasin Gishu Area Council; Masop Area Council; Tinderet Area Council; Elgeyo A rea Council; Marakwct Arca Council; Pokot Arca Council. County Council of Turkana (2)

Central Municipal Council of T hika (2). County Council of Kiambu Urban Council; Ga­ Kiambu (1). tundu Area Council ; Githun­ guri Area Council; Kiambaa Area Council; Chura Area Council; Area Council. County Council of Ndia Arca Council; Gichugu Kirinyaga (2). Area Council. County Council of Fort Hall Urban Council; Kan­ Murang'a (1). gema Area Council; Kiharu Arca Council; Kigumo Area Council ; Kandara Arca Council. County Council of North Nyandarua Area Council ; Nyandarua (1). Kinangop Arca Council. County Council of Nyeri Urban Council; Karatina Nyeri (1). Urban Council; North Tetu Area Council; Mathira A rea Council; South T etu Area Council; Othaya A rea Council ; Kieni Area Council. 13

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First Tier Local Region Authority and Class Urban and Arca Councils Local Councils

Nyanza Municipal Council of ( 1). County Council of Kisii Urban Council; Moocha Gusii (1). Arca Council ; Bogctutu Arca Council; 1r ianyi Arca Council; Bosongo Arca Council. County Counci l of Maseno Urban Council; Mu- S. Nyakach, N. Kisumu ( 1). horoni Arca Council. Nyakach, E. Kano, W. Kano, Kajulu, Kisumu, Seme, Gem, A se m b o, U)'oma, Sakwa, Y1mbo, Usonga, N. Ugenya, S. Ugcnya, Buholo, Alcgo ( 17). County Council of E. Karachuonyo, W. South Nyanza (1}. K a r ac huonyo , Kasipul, Kcnyada, Kam yam ka go, K a ma ga mbo , Sakwa, N. Nyokal, E. Konyango, W. Konya ngo, W. Nyokal, Gwassi. Mohur u, Sun a , Gem, Kabondo, Mbita, Kuria (18).

Coast Municipal Council of Frerctown. Mombasa (1). County Council of Malindi and Mambrui Urban (2). Council; Malindi Arca Council. County Council of 1 (2). County Council Lamu Urban Council; Witu Lamu (2). Arca Council; Faza Area Coune il ; Kiunga ArcaCouncil. Coumy Council of Taveta Arca Council. Taita/Taveta (2). County Counci l of T ana River (2).

Eastern County Council of Embu Urban Council; Embu Mwca. Embu ( 1). Arca Council ; Mbcrc Arca Cou neil. County Council of (2). County Council of 1 Southern Arca Council; Kitui (1). Central Kitui Arca Council; Eastern Kitui Arca Council; Northcrn Kitui Arca Council. County Council of (2). County Council of Masaku Urban Council; Athi . Masaku ( 1). River Urban Council. Coumy Council of Meru Urban Cou neil ; North Meru ( 1). !menti Arca Council; South !menti Arca Cou neil; Tharaka Arca Cou neil; Nithi Arca Council ; T igania Area Council; lgembc Arca 1 Cou neil. 14

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First T ier Local Region Authority and Class Urban and Arca Councils Local Councils

Western County Council of Urban Council. Elgon. Malakisi, Bu ngoma (2). Kimilili. Bokoli. Ndivisi. E. Bukusu. W. Bukusu, Naitiri. County Council of Bukayo, Marach. Busia (2). Sarnia, Bunyala. N. Tcso, S. Tcso (6).

County Council of 1 Urban Council. N. Maragoli. S. Kakamcga ( 1). Maragoli. Bunyore. 1 Tcriki. Nyangori. l sukha. Jdakho. Kisa, Marama, Butsotso. Bunyala. N. Wanga, S. Wanga, E. Wanga. N. Kabras. S. Kab­ ras ( 16).

North-Eastern 1 County Council of (2). County Council of (2). County Council of (2).

Nairobi Arca City Cou neil of Nairobi 1 1 Dagoreui. (1). 15

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STATEMENT SHOWJNG THE LOCAL AUTHORlTlES DISSOLVED IN 1963 AND THE NEW LOCAL AUTHORITIES INTO WHICH THEY WERE ASSIMILATED IN PART OR WHOLE

Local Authorities Dissolved New Local Authoritics Who le or Part

MUNICII'ALITIES­ Nairobi City Council City Council of Nairobi Part Eldoret Municipal Council of Eldoret Who le Kisumu Municipal Council of Kisumu Who le Ki tale Municipal Council of Kitalc Who le Nakuru Municipal Council of Nakuru Whol e Mombasa Municipal Council of Mombasa Part

CouNTY DISTRICT CouNCILS­ Within Nairobi Cotmty Council: U.D.C. of Nairobi .. City COLmcil of Nairobi Part County Council of Kiambu Part R.D.C. of Nairobi Western County Council of Kiambu Wholc R.D.C. of Nairobi Eastern .. County Council of Masaku Part County Council of Murang'a Part U.D.C. ofThika Municipal Council of Thika .. Who le

Within Nakum Cowuy Council: R.D.C. of Nakuru West } County Council of the Central Rift Wh ole U.D.C. of Nakuru West Wh ole R .D.C. of Njoro County Council of the Central Rift Whole R.D.C. of Rongai County Council of Central Rift Who le R.D.C. of Nakuru East County CounciJ of Central Rift Part County Council of Nyandarua Part R .D.C. of Eldama Ravine .. County Council of Central Rift Whole

Witltin Aberdare County Counci/: R.D.C. of Mount Kenya County Council of Nyeri Part County Council of Laikipia Part County CounciJ of Meru Part R.D.C. of Laikipia .. County Cou neil of Nyandarua Part County Council of Laikipia Part U.D.C. of Nanyuki .. County Council of Laikipia Wh ole U.D.C. of Council of Nyeri Wh ole U.D.C. of Thomson's Falls County Council of Laikipia Part

Witltin Naivaslta Courlfy Council: U.D.C. of 01 Ka lou. . } County Council of Nyandarua Whole R .D.C. of 01 Kalou .. Wh ole U.D.C. of County Council of Central Rift Who le R.D.C. of Gilgil County Council of Nyandarua Pa rt County Council of Central Rift Part U.D.C. ofNaivasha . . County Council of Central Rift Whole R.D.C. of Naivasha County Council of Central Rift Part County Council of Nyandarua Part 16

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Who le Local Authorities D issolved New Local Authorities or Part

Witlzin Nyanza Coullfy Council: U.D.C. of .. County Council of Kipsigis Whole R.D.C. of Nyanza South County Council of Kipsigis Who le R.D .C. of Nyanza North County Council of Sirikwa Part County Council of Kisumu Part County Council of Kipsigis Part

Within the Uasin Gis/111 Co1111fy Council: R.D.C. of Kipkabus-Lessos} County Council of Sirikwa Who le R.D.C. of Plateau-Moi ben Who le R.D .C. of Say-Turbo County Council of Sirikwa Part County Council of Kakamega Part

COUNTY COUNCILS- A berd are County Council of Laikipia .. Part County Council of Nyandarua Part County Cou neil of Nyeri Part County Council of Meru Part Ki tale County Cou neil of Sirikwa Part County Cou ne il of Bungoma Part Nairobi City Cou neil of Nairobi Part County Cou neil of Kiambu Part County Council of Masaku Part County Council o f Murang'a Part N aivasha County Council of the Central Rift Part County Cou neil of Nyandarua Part Nakuru County COtmcil of the Central Rift Part Municipal Council of Nakuru Part Nyanza County Council of the Central Rift Part County Council of Kipsigis Part County Cou neil of Kisumu Part Council of Sirikwa Part

AFRICAN DISTRICT COUNCILS- Bar ingo County Council of the Central Rift Part Central Nyanza County Council of Kisumu Part County Cou neil of Kakamega Part County Cou neil of Busia Part Elgeyo-Ma ra kwet County Cou neil of Sirikwa Part Elgon Nyanza County Council of Bungoma .. Part County Cou neil of Busia Part Council of Embu Whole County Council of K irinyaga Part Fort Hall County Council of Murang'a Part Freretown Municipal Council of Mombasa Part Garissa .. County Cou neil of Garissa Part County Cou neil of Tana River Part Council of Isiolo Whole .. County Cou neil of Olkejuado . . Who le 17

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Wh ole Local Authoritics Dissolvcd New Local Authoritics or Part

Kiambu .. County Council of Kiambu Part Ki lili County Council of Kilifi Whole Kipsigis . . County Council of Kipsigis Part Council of Gusii Who le Council of Kitui Who le Council of Kwalc Who le Council of Masaku Part Council of Mandera Wholc Marsa bit County Council of Marsabit Wholc Council of Meru Wh ole .. County Council of Mandera Part County Counci l of Marsa bit Part Mukugodo County Council of Laikipia Part Council of Sirikwa Part Council of Narok Wh ole Nyeri County Council of Nyeri Who le North Nyanza County Council of Kakamega Part County Council of Busia Part County Council of Kisumu Part Sam bu ru County Council of Samburu .. Who le South Nyanza County Council of South Nyanza Who le Taita/Taveta County Council of Taita Taveta Who le Council of Tana River Whol e Council of Turkana Who le Council of Wajir Whole Council of Sirikwa Part

R.D.C. Rural District Council. U.D.C. Urban District Council.

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