COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIAMBU COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2013 – 2017 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ...................................................................................... 6 MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR ........................................................................................ 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 9 KIAMBU COUNTY VISION AND MISSION ........................................................................ 11 CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................................... 13 1 COUNTY BACKGROUND INFORMATION .......................................................................... 13 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.2 Position and Size ........................................................................................................................................ 13 1.3 Physiographic and Natural Conditions............................................................................................. 13 1.4 Demographic Features ............................................................................................................................ 17 1.5 Human Development Indicators ......................................................................................................... 24 1.6 Political Units ............................................................................................................................................... 25 1.7 Infrastructure and Access ...................................................................................................................... 27 1.8 Land and Land Use .................................................................................................................................... 28 1.9 Community Organizations/Non –State Actors ............................................................................. 29 1.10 Crop and Livestock Production ........................................................................................................... 29 1.11 Forestry and Agro-Forestry .................................................................................................................. 30 1.12 Environment and Climate Change ...................................................................................................... 32 1.13 Mining ............................................................................................................................................................. 33 1.14 Tourism .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 1.15 Industry .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 1.16 Employment and Other Sources of Income .................................................................................... 34 1.17 Water Resources ........................................................................................................................................ 34 1.18 Health Access and Nutrition .................................................................................................................. 35 1.19 Education and Literacy ............................................................................................................................ 36 CHAPTER TWO ....................................................................................................................... 38 2 COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 38 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 38 2.2 Major Developmental Challenges ....................................................................................................... 38 2.3 Cross-cutting Issues in the county ..................................................................................................... 40 2.4 Potential Strategic Policy Thrusts ...................................................................................................... 50 CHAPTER THREE.................................................................................................................... 61 3 COUNTY SPATIAL FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................ 61 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 61 3.2 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 61 3.3 Key challenges ............................................................................................................................................. 61 3.4 Ongoing Planning Initiatives ................................................................................................................. 62 CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................................................................... 65 4 INTERGOVERNMENTAL PLANNING & PARTNERSHIPS .............................................. 65 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 65 4.2 Legal & Regulatory Framework Governing Intergovernmental Relations ...................... 65 4.3 Supremacy of Laws ................................................................................................................................... 67 4.4 Co-ordination of National and Devolved Functions within Sectors .................................... 67 4.5 Interaction between the Governor and Members of Parliament, Senator and the TA 68 4.6 Linkage Between CIDP and Other Plans .......................................................................................... 68 CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................ 73 5 IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX ................................................................................................ 73 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 73 5.2 Organization Flow Chart ......................................................................................................................... 73 5.3 Role of stakeholders ................................................................................................................................. 75 CHAPTER SIX ........................................................................................................................... 77 6 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION .................................................................................................. 77 6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 77 6.2 Principles Guiding Resource Mobilization Strategies ................................................................ 84 6.3 Sources of Resources to the County................................................................................................... 84 6.4 Management of Public Funds ............................................................................................................... 87 6.5 Management of Assets and Liabilities .............................................................................................. 87 6.6 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................................ 87 CHAPTER SEVEN .................................................................................................................... 89 7 DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS ...................................... 89 7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 89 7.2 Agriculure & Rural Development ........................................................................................................ 89 7.3 Energy, Infrastructure and ICT (EII) .............................................................................................. 119 7.4 Role of Stakeholders in the Sector ................................................................................................... 124 7.5 General Economic, Commercial and Labour Affairs ................................................................ 201 7.6 Health ........................................................................................................................................................... 219 7.7 Education 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