COUNTY GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC OF KENYA OF MARSABIT REVISED FIRST 2013 COUNTY INTEGRATED 2017 DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013 - 2017 • REVISED FIRST COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 COUNTY VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES VISION To be a cohesive and prosperous county of choice. MISSION To spearhead transformative and sustainable development towards achieving quality life for all county residents. CORE VALUES National values as spelt in the constitution Article 10 will be observed. The County core values are based on a mnemonic PEACE as follows: Prosperity Excellence Accountability Cohesion Equity ii 2013 - 2017 • REVISED FIRST COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... vii MAPS ............................................................................................................................................................................................. viii FIGURES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... viii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................................... ix FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................................. xii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ xiii PLAN DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATED COUNTY REVISED FIRST EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................ xiv CHAPTER ONE: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0. COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................2 1.1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................2 1.2. Position and Size .......................................................................................................................................................2 1.3. Physiographic and Natural Conditions ................................................................................................................3 1.3.1. Physical and Topographic Features ......................................................................................................3 1.3.2. Ecological Conditions ..............................................................................................................................3 1.3.3. Climatic Conditions .................................................................................................................................4 1.4. Administrative and Political Units .........................................................................................................................4 1.4.1. Administrative Sub-Divisions ................................................................................................................4 1.4.2. Political Units ............................................................................................................................................4 1.5. Demographic Features ............................................................................................................................................6 1.5.1. Population Size and Composition ........................................................................................................6 1.5.2. Population Density and Distribution ...................................................................................................8 1.6. Human Development Paradigm ............................................................................................................................9 1.6.1. Human Development Approach ...........................................................................................................9 1.6.2. Human Development Index ..................................................................................................................9 1.6.3. Gender Inequality Index (GII) ............................................................................................................. 10 1.7. Infrastructure and Access .................................................................................................................................... 11 1.7.1. Road, Rail Network, Ports, Airstrips and Jetties ............................................................................. 11 1.7.2. Posts and Telecommunication ........................................................................................................... 11 1.7.3. Financial Institutions ............................................................................................................................ 12 1.7.4. Education Institutions .......................................................................................................................... 12 1.7.5. Energy Access ........................................................................................................................................ 13 1.7.6. Markets and Urban Centres ............................................................................................................... 13 1.7.7. Housing ................................................................................................................................................... 13 1.8. Land and Land Use ................................................................................................................................................ 13 1.8.1. Mean Holding Size ................................................................................................................................ 13 1.8.2. Percentage of Land with Title Deeds ............................................................................................... 13 1.8.3. Incidences of Landlessness ................................................................................................................. 14 1.8.4. Rural Developments ............................................................................................................................. 14 1.9. Community Organizations/Non State Actors ................................................................................................. 14 1.9.1. Cooperative Societies .......................................................................................................................... 14 1.9.2. Youth Groups, Women Groups and Self-Help Groups ................................................................. 14 1.9.3. Non-Governmental Organizations .................................................................................................... 14 1.10. Crop, Livestock and Fish Production .............................................................................................................. 15 1.10.1. Main Crops Produced ........................................................................................................................ 15 1.10.2. Acreage Under Food Crops and Cash Crops ................................................................................ 15 1.10.3. Average Farm Sizes ............................................................................................................................ 15 1.10.4. Main Storage Facilities ...................................................................................................................... 15 1.10.5. Main Livestock Bred .......................................................................................................................... 15 1.10.6. Number of Ranches ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.10.7. Main Fishing Activities ...................................................................................................................... 16 1.11. Forestry and Agroforestry ................................................................................................................................. 16 1.11.1. Main Forest Types and Size of Forests .......................................................................................... 16 1.11.2. Forest Sector Interventions.............................................................................................................. 20 1.12. Environment and Climate Change ................................................................................................................... 21 1.12.1. Major Contributors to Environmental Degradation in the County ......................................... 21 1.12.2. Effects of Environmental Degradation .......................................................................................... 23 1.12.3 Climate Change and its Effects in the County .............................................................................