COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CIDP) 2018-2022 THEME Enhancing Food Security, Productive Investments and Social Welfare i County Integrated Development Plan For Elgeyo Marakwet County This second edition of Elgeyo Marakwet County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) was published by the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet in 2018 © County Governement of Elgeyo Marakwet, 2018 ii COUNTY VISION AND MISSION Vision A destination of choice for tourism, sports and investments Mission To provide innovative and high-quality services in an equitable, socially inclusive, open and economically transformative environment for accelerated development, harnessing of potentials and nurturing of talents iii TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTY VISION AND MISSION ................................................................................................................... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................... iv LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................................ xi LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................... xiv LIST OF MAPS .............................................................................................................................................. xv ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................ xvi GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED TERMS ................................................................................................... xx FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................... xxvi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................................... xxviii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. xxx CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1 County Overview .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Position and Size........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Physical and Topographic features ...................................................................................... 3 1.1.2 Ecological conditions ............................................................................................................ 3 1.1.3 Climatic conditions ............................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Administrative and Political Units ............................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 Administrative Subdivision .................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Demographic Features ................................................................................................................. 7 1.3.1 Population Size and Composition ........................................................................................ 7 1.3.2 Population Density and Distribution ................................................................................... 9 1.3.3 Population Projection for Special Age Groups .................................................................. 10 1.3.4 Population of Persons with Disabilities ............................................................................. 11 1.3.5 Demographic Dividend ....................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Human Development Approach ................................................................................................ 13 1.5 Infrastructure Development ...................................................................................................... 14 1.5.1 Roads and Rail Network ..................................................................................................... 14 1.5.2 Information, Communication Technology ......................................................................... 15 1.5.3 Energy access ...................................................................................................................... 15 1.5.4 Housing ............................................................................................................................... 15 iv 1.6 Land and Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 16 1.6.1 Land ownership categories/ classification ........................................................................ 16 1.6.2 Mean Holding Size .............................................................................................................. 16 1.6.3 Percentage of Land with Title Deeds ................................................................................. 16 1.6.4 Incidence of Landlessness .................................................................................................. 16 1.6.5 Settlement Patterns ........................................................................................................... 16 1.6.6 Type and Size of Land ......................................................................................................... 16 1.7 Employment ............................................................................................................................... 16 1.7.1 Wage earners ...................................................................................................................... 16 1.7.2 Self-employed ..................................................................................................................... 17 1.7.3 Labour force by sector ........................................................................................................ 17 1.7.4 Unemployment ................................................................................................................... 17 1.8 Irrigation Infrastructure and Schemes ....................................................................................... 17 1.8.1 Irrigation potential ............................................................................................................. 17 1.8.2 Irrigation Schemes .............................................................................................................. 17 1.9 Crop, Livestock, Fish Production and Value Addition ............................................................... 17 1.9.1 Main Crops Produced ......................................................................................................... 18 1.9.2 Acreage under Food and Cash Crops ................................................................................. 18 1.9.3 Average Farm Sizes ............................................................................................................. 18 1.9.4 Main Storage Facilities ....................................................................................................... 18 1.9.5 Agricultural Extension, Training, Research and Information Services ............................. 18 1.9.6 Research and Information Services ................................................................................... 18 1.9.7 Main Livestock Breeds and Facilities ................................................................................. 19 1.9.8 Ranching ............................................................................................................................. 19 1.9.9 Apiculture (Bee Keeping) ................................................................................................... 19 1.10 Oil and Other Mineral Resources ............................................................................................... 19 1.10.1 Mineral and Oil potential ................................................................................................... 19 1.10.2 Ongoing Mining and Extraction Activities ......................................................................... 19 1.11 Tourism and Wildlife .................................................................................................................. 20 1.11.1 Main Tourist Attractions and Activities ............................................................................. 20 1.11.2 Classified /Major Hotels ..................................................................................................... 20 1.11.3 Main wildlife ....................................................................................................................... 20 1.11.4 1.13.4. Wildlife Conservation Areas .................................................................................. 20 1.11.5 Total Number of Tourists ................................................................................................... 20 1.12 Industry and Trade ....................................................................................................................