NAIROBI COUNTY INTERGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2014 Nairobi County Integrated Development Plan, 2014 i COUNTY VISION AND MISSION Vision: To become the City of choice to invest, work and live in. Mission: To proactively pursue policies, programmes and legislation that promote Economic stability, growth and development in a sustainable and secure environment so as to improve the quality of life of residents, offer adequate incentives for visitors and investors. Nairobi County Integrated Development Plan, 2014 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTY VISION AND MISSION ................................................................................................................ II TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... III LIST OF MAPS AND TABLES ................................................................................................................... VIII ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................... IX FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................ XII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ......................................................................................................................... XIV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... XV CHAPTER ONE: ......................................................................................................................................... 1 COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 LOCATION AND SIZE .................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................ 4 1.2.1 Physical and Topographic Features .................................................................................................. 4 1.2.2 Ecological Conditions........................................................................................................................ 4 1.2.3 Climatic Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS ............................................................................................................ 4 1.3.1 Administrative sub-divisions ............................................................................................................. 5 1.4 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES ......................................................................................................... 7 1.4.1 Population Size and Composition ..................................................................................................... 7 1.4.2 Population Density and Distribution .............................................................................................. 10 1.5 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH ......................................................................................... 12 1.5.1 Human Development Index ............................................................................................................ 13 1.5.2 The Gender Inequality Index (GII) .................................................................................................. 14 1.6 POLITICAL UNITS (CONSTITUENCIES, ELECTORAL WARDS)..................................................... 14 1.6.1 Eligible and Registered Voters by Constituency ............................................................................. 15 1.7 INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS ................................................................................................ 16 1.7.1 Road, Railway Network and Airports ............................................................................................. 16 1.7.2 Posts and Telecommunication........................................................................................................ 18 1.7.3 Financial Institutions ...................................................................................................................... 18 1.7.4 Education Institutions..................................................................................................................... 18 1.7.5 Energy Access ................................................................................................................................ 19 1.7.6 Housing types ................................................................................................................................. 19 1.8 LAND AND LAND USE ............................................................................................................... 19 1.8.1 Mean Holding Size ......................................................................................................................... 20 1.8.2 Percentage of land with title deeds ................................................................................................ 20 1.8.3 Incidences of landlessness .............................................................................................................. 20 1.9 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/NON-STATE ACTORS ............................................................... 21 1.9.1 Cooperative Societies .................................................................................................................... 21 1.9.2 Non-Governmental Organizations ................................................................................................. 21 1.9.3 Self-help, Women and Youth Groups ............................................................................................. 21 1.10 CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 21 1.10.1 Main Crops Produced .................................................................................................................... 21 1.10.2 Hectares under Food Crops and Cash Crops ................................................................................... 22 1.10.3 Main Storage Facilities ................................................................................................................... 22 1.10.4 Main Livestock Bred ....................................................................................................................... 22 1.10.5 Number of Ranches ........................................................................................................................ 22 1.10.6 Main Fishing Activities ................................................................................................................... 22 1.11 FORESTRY AND AGRO FORESTRY ............................................................................................ 22 1.11.1 Main Forest Types and Size of Forests ........................................................................................... 22 1.11.2 Main Forest products ..................................................................................................................... 23 Nairobi County Integrated Development Plan, 2014 iii 1.11.3 Promotion of Agro-Forestry and Green Economy .......................................................................... 23 1.12 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................... 24 1.12.1 Major Contributors to Environment Degradation in the County .................................................... 24 1.12.2 Effects of Environmental Degradation ........................................................................................... 24 1.12.3 Climate change and its effects in the County ................................................................................. 24 1.12.4 Climate Change Mitigation Measures and Adaptation Strategies ................................................. 24 1.13 MINING .................................................................................................................................... 25 1.13.1 Mining potential ............................................................................................................................. 25 1.14 TOURISM .................................................................................................................................. 25 1.14.1 Main Tourist Attractions, National Parks/Reserves ....................................................................... 25 1.14.2 Main Wildlife .................................................................................................................................. 26 1.14.3 Tourist Class Hotels/Restaurants, Bed CapaCity ............................................................................ 26 1.15 INDUSTRIES ............................................................................................................................. 26 1.16 EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME ..................................................................... 27 1.16.1 Wage earners ................................................................................................................................