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Nakuru CIDP 2018-2022 County COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NAKURU NAKURU COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2018-2022) FINAL DRAFT A secure, cohesive and industrialized County JUNE 2018 © County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP 2018-2022) To obtain copies of the document, please contact: The County Executive Committee Member, Department of Finance and Economic Planning Governor Building (New Town Hall) P. O. Box 2870-00100 NAKURU, KENYA CIDP 2018-2022 will be published on website at: www.nakuru.go.ke. Nakuru County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022 i COUNTY VISION AND MISSION VISION A secure, cohesive and industrialized County MISSION To formulate citizen-oriented policies, promote sustainable socio-economic and technological development Nakuru County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... i COUNTY VISION AND MISSION .............................................................................................. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ vii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... ix FOREWORD: ................................................................................................................................. x ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................... xii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................... xiii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... xviii CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1 COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 1 1.0 County Overview .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Physiographic and Natural Conditions ................................................................................. 3 1.3 Administrative Units ............................................................................................................. 5 1.4 Political units (Constituencies and Wards) ........................................................................... 7 1.5. Demographic Features ......................................................................................................... 8 1.6. Human Development Approach ........................................................................................ 21 1.7. Infrastructure Development ............................................................................................... 21 1.8. Land and Land use ............................................................................................................. 23 1.9 Employment ........................................................................................................................ 25 1.10. Irrigation infrastructure and schemes............................................................................... 26 1.11 Crop, Livestock, Fish Production and Value addition ...................................................... 27 1.12. Mineral Resources ........................................................................................................... 28 1.13. Tourism and Wildlife ....................................................................................................... 29 1.14. Industry and Trade ........................................................................................................... 30 1.15. The Blue Economy .......................................................................................................... 31 1.16. Forestry, Agro Forestry and Value addition .................................................................... 32 1.17. Financial services ............................................................................................................. 33 1.18. Environment and Climate Change ................................................................................... 33 1.19. Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................................ 34 1.20. Health Access and Nutrition ............................................................................................ 36 1.21. Education, Skills, Literacy and Infrastructure ................................................................. 38 1.22. Sports, Culture and creative arts ...................................................................................... 40 1.23. Community Organizations/Non-State Actors .................................................................. 41 Nakuru County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022 iii 1.24. Security, Law and Order .................................................................................................. 41 1.25. Social Protection .............................................................................................................. 43 CHAPTER TWO: ......................................................................................................................... 45 LINKAGES WITH VISION 2030 AND OTHER PLANS .......................................................... 45 2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................. 45 2.2 Linkages with the Kenya Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Plan III ............................. 45 2.3 Linkages with Sectoral Plans .............................................................................................. 46 2.4 Linkages with Urban and City Plans within the County..................................................... 47 2.5 Linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the African Agenda 2063. ................................................................................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER THREE: ..................................................................................................................... 54 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PREVIOUS CIDP 2013-2017 ............................ 54 3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 54 3.2 Status of Implementation of the Previous CIDP ................................................................. 54 3.3 Summary of Sectoral Key Achievements ........................................................................... 63 3.3.1 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ...................................................... 63 3.3.2. ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ICT .................................................................. 66 3.3.3 HEALTH.......................................................................................................................... 68 3.3.4 EDUCATION/SOCIAL PROTECTION ......................................................................... 70 3.3.5 GENERAL ECONOMIC, COMMERCIAL AND LABOUR AFFAIRS SECTOR ...... 73 3.3.6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES ....... 74 3.3.7. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SECTOR (PAIR) ....................................................................................................................................... 75 3.4 Challenges experienced during the plan period .................................................................. 78 3.5 Lessons learnt...................................................................................................................... 79 CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 81 DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES ................................................................ 81 4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 81 4.2 Spatial Development Framework ....................................................................................... 82 4.3 Natural Resources Assessment ........................................................................................... 86 4.4.1 AGRICULTURE, RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 90 4.4.1.3 (a) Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries ....................................................................... 93 4.4.1.2 (b) Lands, Housing and Physical Planning ................................................................. 100 4.2 ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ICT .................................................................... 105 4.4.2.3 (a): Roads, Transport and Public Works ..................................................................... 108 Nakuru County Integrated Development Plan 2018-2022 iv 4.4.2.3(b): ICT and e-government .......................................................................................... 110 4.4.3 HEALTH.......................................................................................................................
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