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Evolving County Urban Legislation Map Counties have developed and passed a number of legislation. Some of these legislation are general, others deal directly or mainly with urban issues. The latter are the pieces of legislation mapped here. Mandera Turkana A Marsabit B C E M West Pokot A A Wajir ish B Elgeyo Samburu Trans Marakwet A Baringo Nzoia B N I A Isiolo B B O A Z M I K Busia Bungoma Y M M A X R O B Meru B A Uasin I P Kakamega E F J Q B Gishu A O Siaya A Nandi Laikipia D B B Vihiga B F I B E A ga G Tharaka Kisumu B Kericho A I B M A C V Nyeri Nithi Garissa D N Nyandarua Bomet I Kirinyaga Homa A T U W B A Embu C U Nakuru Bay R M Muranga Kisii A B Migori E I Kiambu J R Kitui Nairobi Machakos D A Narok B A I M B Tana A River Makueni Nyamira Lamu E A A B Kajiado Nairobi A S E Mom- B basa F T L Zi A Taita Kilifi Taveta KEY A I Mombasa Alcoholic Drinks Control/ Public Participation Kwale A Liquor licencing B Provides mechanism for engaging Regulates the manufacturing, sale, the public in matters of decision advertisement and distribution of making and governance process as alcoholic drinks, within the counties required in Articles 1, 10, 174 and 232 Water and Sanitation and with collaboration with other of the Kenya Constitution and also D Section 87 of the County Government Services counties and in line with the national Act Solid Waste Spatial Planning policy. C Provides for the development, Investment and management (draft regulation and management of E F Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Busia, Development Trade and Markets stage) county public works related to Provides for the preparation of Baringo, Bomet, Kakamega Elgeyo/ Elgeyo Marakwet, Laikipia, Nakuru, water and sanitation services, storm Provides for the establishment of G Provides for the establishment for county spatial plans and related Marakwet, , Kitui, Machakos, Meru, water, management systems, water institutional framework for coordination Kericho, Kiambu, Nandi, Solid Waste management funds, physical development plans, and for Regulates activities in market Nairobi, UasinGishu, Mombasa, conservation and for connected and promotion of county development Nairobi, Nyandarua, Machakos, necessary institutions, and the connected purposes places and provides for governance purposes and for connected purposes. Nakuru, Vihiga, Busia, Kiambu, Taita Meru, Siaya, Turkana, West Pokot, mechanisms and regulations in of markets and towns and related Taveta, Marsabit, Nyamira, Makueni, TharakaNithi, Kajiado, Kitui connection to solid waste. Kiambu, Laikipia, Kericho, Nairobi, purposes Meru, Machakos, Nakuru Laikipia, Kisumu, Nairobi Kajiado, Kericho, Samburu, West Marsabit, Nyamira Pokot, Turkana, Murang’a Nakuru, Marsabit, Bomet Nyandarua Designated Parking Valuation and Rating Survey And Mapping Polythene Materials Plastic Carry Bags Trade Licence Outdoor Advertising H Places I J K Control and Management L Control M N Formulates mechanism for parking Provides for the imposition of rates Provides for land survey, mapping Provides for control on Provides for the grant of trade Provides for the regulation and traffic issues in the towns on land and buildings in the Counties and for connected purposes Provides mechanism on how manufacturing, usage and disposal licenses and for connected purposes of permits, fees and fines for and establishes legal mechanism and for connected purposes to conserve and protect the of plastic carry bags in the County advertisements and for related to regulate motorists and related Laikipia, Kiambu environment and natural resources in order to restore and protect the Baringo, Machakos, Bomet, Elgeyo/ purposes purposes Baringo, Elgeyo/Marakwet, Kisumu, of the County from the use and environment Marakwet, Marsabit, Uasin Gishu, Laikipia, Machakos, Nakuru, Kiambu, disposal of plastic and polythene Nyandarua Bungoma, Nakuru Mombasa, Nyandarua material. Nairobi Baringo P Energy Development Electricity Reticulation R Transport Betting, Lotteries and Q T Gaming Provides for the promotion of Provides for the control and Regulates the supply of electricity Provides for matters relating to Urban Agriculture energy production through the licensing of betting and Microfinance in the retail market; to set out the traffic, parking, county roads, street S O use of renewable energy sources gaming premises; for the imposition functions of persons engaged in the lighting, public roads transport and Establishes relevant authority and in accordance with climatic, and recovery of a tax on betting Nuisance Provides for the establishment of a conveyance and supply of electricity connected purposes mechanism to promote urban U microfinance Corporation and for environmental and macroeconomic and for connected purposes agriculture and related purposes and gaming; for the authorizing of Prevents nuisance and related issues connected purposes considerations in order to reduce Kisii, Uasin Gishu, Narok public lotteries in the county; and for dependence on fossil fuels, ensure connected purposes Busia Nairobi Nakuru, Bomet Bungoma, Meru, Uasin Gishu security of supply and reduce emissions of CO2 and other Nairobi, Nakuru greenhouse gases and for connected purposes Busia Public Entertainment and Wayleaves Corporations Projects implementation Tax Waivers V Amenities X Y Z and Management Zi Administration Regulates public entertainment and Regulates and addresses matters Provides for the establishment of Gives effect to Article 176 (2) Provides for the regulation and the use of public amenities and for related to wayleaves and related County Corporations; for control and and 185 and Schedule IV of the administration of tax waivers to connected purposes W Fire and Rescue Services purposes. regulation of County Corporations; Constitution and provides for the give further effect to Article 210 to give effect to the provisions of the establishment of county project of the Constitution and connected Provides mechanism for the Nakuru Uasin Gishu Constitution on devolved government management and implementation purposes establishment of a Fire and Rescue and for connected purposes units and for connected purposes Services Authority and its functions Nairobi, Taita Taveta and powers, water supply for Uasin Gishu Uasin Gishu firefighting, training and pension schemes for the authority Nakuru DISCLAIMER: This series of urban mapsand info-graphics was produced by SymbioCity Kenya in 2015. Their purpose is to start a dialogue on urbanisation in Kenya. The maps are produced with financial assistance from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). They are put together from available information from secondary sources and are not to be interpreted as a flawless description of the actual situation. Any mistakes or oversights are unintentional and the responsibility of SymbioCity Kenya.You are welcome to copy, distribute and present the maps, provided that you attribute the content to SymbioCity Kenya..
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