VIHIGA COUNTY COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2018-2022 COUNTY VISION AND MISSION Vision: To be a model, prosperous and globally competitive county. Mission: To transform Vihiga into a prosperous County and offer quality life to its citizens through formulating and implementing efficient governance systems for sustainable development. ii Table Of Contents County Vision and Mission ........................................................................................................................... II Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... III List of Tables ............................................................................................................................................... IV List of Maps................................................................................................................................................. IV Abbreviations and Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... V Foreword .................................................................................................................................................... VII Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................... VIII CHAPTER ONE: COUNTY BACKGROUND INFORMATION ........................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Position and size of Vihiga County .................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Physiographic and Natural Conditions ............................................................................................. 1 1.4 Administrative and Political Units ................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Demographic Features ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.6 Human Development Indicators(HDI) ............................................................................................. 5 1.7 Infrastructure and Access ................................................................................................................. 6 1.8 Land and Land Use .......................................................................................................................... 7 1.9 Community Organizations and Non State Actors ............................................................................ 7 1.10 Crop, Livestock and Fish Production .......................................................................................... 8 1.11 Forestry and Agro Forestry ......................................................................................................... 8 1.12 Environment and Climate Change ............................................................................................... 9 1.13 Mining ....................................................................................................................................... 10 1.14 Tourism ..................................................................................................................................... 10 1.15 Industry...................................................................................................................................... 10 1.16 Employment .............................................................................................................................. 11 1.17 Water and Sanitation ................................................................................................................. 11 1.18 Health Access and Nutriton ....................................................................................................... 12 1.19 Education and Literacy .............................................................................................................. 13 CHAPTER TWO: LINKAGE WITH OTHER PLANS ......................................................................... 14 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Linkages with the Vision 2030 and the Third Medium Term Plan ................................................ 14 2.3 The Kenya Constitution ................................................................................................................. 14 2.4 Legislation on Integrated planning in Kenya ................................................................................. 14 2.5 Linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) ........................................................... 15 2.6 Mainstreaming SDGs in the County .............................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER THREE: REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS CIDP AND SYNTHESIS OF KEY ISSUES . 19 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2 Implementation of 2013-2017 CIDP .............................................................................................. 19 3.3 County Sectro Perfomance Review ................................................................................................ 19 3.4 Cross-Cutting Issues ....................................................................................................................... 34 CHAPTER FOUR: DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, ........................................................................... 39 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Agriculture, Rural and Urban Development Sector ....................................................................... 39 4.3 Energy, Infrastructure and ICT ...................................................................................................... 51 4.4 General Economic and Commercial Affairs(GECA) ..................................................................... 56 4.5 Environmental Protection, Water and Natural Resources .............................................................. 60 FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND DESIGNS, IMPLEMENTATION............................................................................ 65 4.6 Education ....................................................................................................................................... 66 4.7 Health ............................................................................................................................................. 70 4.8 Governance, Justice, Law and Order .............................................................................................. 76 4.9 Public Administration and International Relations ........................................................................ 79 4.10 Social Protection, Culture and Recreation ...................................................................................... 82 CHAPTER FIVE: IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK ................................................................... 86 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 86 5.2 County Citizen’s Forum ................................................................................................................. 87 5.3 County Budget and Economic Forum ............................................................................................ 87 5.4 County Assembly ........................................................................................................................... 87 5.5 County Executive ........................................................................................................................... 87 5.6 CIDP Secretariat............................................................................................................................. 87 5.7 County CIDP Implementing Unit................................................................................................... 88 iii 5.8 State and Non State Actors............................................................................................................. 88 5.9 Monitoring and Evaluation Unit .................................................................................................... 88 5.10 Community ..................................................................................................................................... 88 CHAPTER SIX: RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FRAMEWORK ...................................................... 89 6.2 Capital Expenditure Funding ......................................................................................................... 89 6.3 County Revenue Projections 2018/19-2022/23 .............................................................................. 92 6.4 Assets and Financial Management ................................................................................................. 93 CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK .....................................................................................................................................................................