REPUBLIC OF KENYA LAMU COUNTY FIRST COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013-2017 KENYA AUGUST 2013 Towards A Globally Competitive and Prosperous Nation 1 COUNTY VISION AND MISSION Vision A nationally competitive county offering good quality life for all its citizens through the prudent use of resources,equitable provision of services and implementation of sustainable development. Mission To provide services and ensure socio-economic development to the people of Lamu County through prudent utilization of resources andthe implementation of key projects and programmes. i TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTY VISION AND MISSION ......................................................................................................................... I LIST OF TABLES AND MAPS ................................................................................................................................. V ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................... VI PREFACE .............................................................................................................................................................. VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................... XIII CHAPTER ONE: COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 2 1.1 LOCATION AND SIZE ........................................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................................... 3 1.3 ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS ................................................................................................................................. 3 1.3.1 Administrative Sub Divisions ................................................................................................................................ 3 1.4 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.5 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH ............................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER TWO: ........................................................................................................................................ 17 COUNTY SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES ................................ 17 2.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES ........................................................................................................................ 21 POTENTIAL STRATEGIC POLICY THRUSTS .......................................................................................................... 27 ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL STRATEGIC THRUSTS PER SECTOR ....................................................................... 29 CHAPTER THREE: ...................................................................................................................................... 46 COUNTY SPATIAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................. 46 3.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 47 3.1 SPATIAL PLANNING ....................................................................................................................................... 47 3.3 COUNTY SPATIAL PLANS .............................................................................................................................. 48 3.4 SPATIAL PLANNING IN LAMU COUNTY ........................................................................................................ 49 3.4.1 LAND CAPABILITY ZONES MATRIX AND MAP ................................................................................................. 49 3.5 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 50 Lamu County Integrated Development Plan, 2013- 2017 ii 3.5.1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT POLICY ................................................................................................................... 51 3.5.2 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 51 CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................................ 53 COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN ....................................................................................... 53 LINKAGES WITH OTHER PLANS .............................................................................................................. 53 4.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 54 4.1 CIDP LINKAGES WITH THE KENYA CONSTITUTION, 2010 .......................................................................... 54 4.2 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ...................................................................................................... 55 4.3 LEGISLATION ON INTEGRATED PLANNING IN KENYA ................................................................................. 55 4.3.1 THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT ACT 2012 ................................................................................................ 55 4.3.2 TRANSITION TO DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT ACT, 2012 ............................................................................ 55 4.3.3 PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ACT (PFMA), 2012 ............................................................................. 56 4.3.4 URBAN AREAS AND CITIES ACT, 2011 ...................................................................................................... 56 4.4 CIDP LINKAGES WITH KENYA VISION 2030 AND MEDIUM TERM PLAN ................................................... 56 4.5 IMPLEMENTATION OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) AT THE COUNTY LEVEL ................. 58 4.5.1 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................. 58 THE FOLLOWING SUB-SECTIONS DETAIL THE STATUS OF EACH OF THE MDG GOALS IN LAMU COUNTY, THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO ENSURE THE FULFILLMENT OF THOSE GOALS WHERE THEY ARE YET TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. ............................................................................................................................ 58 • FOREST COVER 11.4% .................................................................................................................................... 60 • ACCESS TO SANITATION: 77.5% .................................................................................................................... 60 CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................................... 61 THE LAMU PORT SOUTHERN SUDAN-ETHIOPIA TRANSPORT (LAPSSET) CORRIDOR ........................ 61 5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 62 5.2 COMPONENTS OF LAMU CORRIDOR .................................................................................................. 62 5.3 LAPSSET AND LAMU COUNTY ............................................................................................................. 63 CHAPTER SIX IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK .................................................................................. 65 6.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 66 6.1 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ........................................................................................................................ 66 6.2 STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COUNTY .............................................................................................................. 69 Lamu County Integrated Development Plan, 2013- 2017 iii CHAPTER SEVEN RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FRAMEWORK ............................................................... 71 CHAPTER EIGHT ....................................................................................................................................... 78 COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY PROGRAMMES / PROJECTS ......................................................... 78 8.1 FISHERIES, LIVESTOCK AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT SECTOR .................................. 79 8.1.1 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES ................................................................................................................... 80 8.2 AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION SECTOR ....................................................................................................