. REPUBLIC OF KENYA COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF NANDI COUNTY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2013 – 2017) AUGUST 2013 CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................................................................................... VI FOREWARD ................................................................................................................................................... X ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................................... XI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... XII ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... XVI PREAMBLE ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 SHARED VISION .......................................................................................................................................... 1 THE SHARED MISSION ........................................................................................................................... 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOAL ............................................................................................... 1 CORE VALUES .............................................................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.0 COUNTY PROFILE .............................................................................................................................. 2 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................2 POSITION AND SIZE ................................................................................................................2 PHYSICAL AND TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES ...............................................................................4 Ecological Conditions ......................................................................................................6 Climatic Conditions ..........................................................................................................7 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES ......................................................................................................8 Population Density and Distribution ..............................................................................12 Population Projection by Gender/Constituency .............................................................14 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS FOR NANDI COUNTY ..................................................15 ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLITICAL UNITS .............................................................................15 INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ............................................................................................18 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ...............................................................................................19 ENERGY ACCESS ..................................................................................................................22 MARKETS AND URBAN CENTRES .........................................................................................23 HOUSING ..............................................................................................................................23 LAND AND LAND USE ..........................................................................................................23 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/NON-STATE ACTORS ...........................................................24 CROP, LIVESTOCK AND FISH PRODUCTION ...........................................................................24 FORESTRY AND AGRO-FORESTRY ........................................................................................26 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................28 Effects of Environmental Degradation ...........................................................................28 Climate Change and its Effects in the County ................................................................29 MINING ................................................................................................................................30 TOURISM ..............................................................................................................................30 EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME .................................................................31 WATER AND SANITATION .....................................................................................................32 HEALTH AND NUTRITION .....................................................................................................32 EDUCATION AND LITERACY .................................................................................................33 THE MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK (MTEF) SECTOR PROFILE .......................34 Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD) ..................................................................34 Energy, Infrastructure and ICT ......................................................................................35 General Economic, Commercial and Labour Affairs (GECLA) ....................................35 Environmental Protection, Water and Housing .............................................................35 Education ........................................................................................................................37 Nandi County Integrated Development Plan (2013-2017) Page ii Provincial Administration ..............................................................................................37 Social Protection, Culture and Recreation .....................................................................37 Governance, Justice, Law and Order .............................................................................37 CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................................... 39 2.0 COUNTY SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES................................................................................................................................................ 39 MAJOR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ..................................................................................39 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES .......................................................................................................41 High Poverty Levels ........................................................................................................41 HIV and AIDS .................................................................................................................42 Environmental Degradation and Climate Change .........................................................43 Disaster Management: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) ................................................44 GENDER INEQUALITY AND YOUTH ISSUES ...........................................................................45 CROSS CUTTING ISSUES HANDLED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT .................................46 Land ..........................................................................................................................46 Education ........................................................................................................................47 Security ..........................................................................................................................47 Justice and Law and Order ............................................................................................47 POTENTIAL STRATEGY POLICY THRUSTS .............................................................................48 Agriculture and Rural Development Sector ...................................................................48 Forests Sector .................................................................................................................52 Energy, Infrastructure and ICT Sector ...........................................................................53 Tourism, Trade and Industry Sector ...............................................................................54 Environmental Protection, Water and Housing Sector ..................................................56 Health Sector ..................................................................................................................57 Education Sector.............................................................................................................59 Public Administration and International Relations........................................................60 Governance, Justice, Law and Order Sector ..................................................................62 CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................................... 65 3.0 NANDI COUNTY ICT FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 65 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................65