NYERI COUNTY INTERGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2018- 2022

1 REPUBLIC OF KENYA NYERI COUNTY INTERGRATED DEVELOPMENT plan 2018 - 2022 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING JANUARY, 2018 Towards a Competitive and Prosperous COUNTY Page 2 of 445 COUNTY VISION AND MISSION COUNTY VISION A wealthy COUNTY with happy, healthy and secure people. COUNTY MISSION To create and sustain an environment that unlocks potential of the people of NYERI to achieve progressive socio-economic growth by running an open government STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Improve productivity in agriculture and overall food and nutrition security Promote shared economic growth and job creation Enhance good governance and active citizenry Enhance basic infrastructure for effective service delivery Promote sustainable use of natural resources Improve financial sustainability and resilience Provide accessible and quality health care services Scale up institutional DEVELOPMENT .

2 Transformation and innovation CORE VALUES Patriotism - Our devotion to the COUNTY and its aspirations will be manifested in what we say and what we do Innovativeness We nurture and support creativity and the DEVELOPMENT of new ideas, products and processes in delivery of services Teamwork We deliberately work together, collaboratively and across sectors to deliver services to the citizens of NYERI and win their approval Integrity - We are open, honest and trustworthy in dealing with all our stakeholders and especially the citizenry at all times Accountability - We honor our commitments to our stakeholders by doing what we say we will do Page 3 of 445 TABLE OF CONTENTS COUNTY VISION AND MISSION.

3 2 COUNTY VISION .. 2 COUNTY MISSION .. 2 CORE VALUES .. 2 LIST OF TABLES .. 9 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .. 10 CHAPTER ONE .. 12 COUNTY GENERAL INFORMATION .. 12 INTRODUCTION .. 13 COUNTY OVERVIEW .. 13 POSITION AND SIZE .. 14 PHYSIOGRAPHIC AND NATURAL CONDITIONS .. 15 Physical and Topographic Features .. 15 Ecological 15 Climatic Conditions .. 15 ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS .. 15 Administrative Subdivisions .. 15 POLITICAL UNITS .. 17 Eligible and Registered Voters by Constituency .. 17 DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES .. 18 Population Size and Composition .. 18 Urban Population .. 20 Population Density and Distribution.

4 20 Population of persons with disabilities .. 21 Demographic Dividend .. 22 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH .. 22 Human DEVELOPMENT Index .. 23 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT .. 24 Road, Rail Network, Airports and Airstrips .. 24 Information Communication and Technology .. 24 Energy access .. 25 Housing .. 25 LAND AND LAND USE .. 25 Land ownership categories/ classifications .. 25 Mean holding size .. 25 Percentage of Land with Title Deeds .. 25 Incidences of Landlessness .. 26 Settlement Patterns .. 26 Type and Size of Land .. 26 EMPLOYMENT .. 26 Wage earners .. 26 Self-employed .. 26 Labour force.

5 27 Page 4 of 445 Unemployment levels .. 27 IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SCHEMES .. 27 Irrigation potential .. 27 Irrigation schemes (small/ large scales) .. 27 CROP, LIVESTOCK, FISH PRODUCTION AND VALUE ADDITION .. 27 Main crops produced .. 27 Acreage under food and cash crops .. 28 Average farm sizes .. 28 Main storage facilities .. 28 Agriculture extension, training, research and information services .. 28 Main livestock breeds and facilities .. 28 Ranching .. 29 Main fishing activities, types of fish produced, landing sites .. 29 Apiculture (bee keeping).. 29 OIL AND OTHER MINERAL RESOURCES .. 29 Mineral potential.

6 29 Ongoing mining and extraction activities (Quarry, sand harvesting, cement etc.) .. 30 TOURISM AND 30 Main tourist attractions and activities .. 30 Classified / major hotels .. 30 Main wildlife .. 30 Wildlife conservation areas (game parks, reserves, conservancies, game ranches) .. 30 Total number of tourists .. 31 INDUSTRY AND TRADE .. 31 Markets .. 31 Industrial parks ( including jua kali sheds) .. 31 Major industries .. 31 Types and number of businesses .. 31 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) .. 32 THE BLUE ECONOMY .. 32 Main fishing activities, types of fish produced and landing sites.

7 32 FORESTRY, AGRO FORESTRY AND VALUE ADDITION .. 32 Main Forest types and size of forests .. 32 Main Forest products .. 32 Agro-forestry .. 33 Value chain DEVELOPMENT of forestry products .. 33 FINANCIAL SERVICES .. 33 Number of banks, Micro finance institutions, mobile money agents and SACCOs with FOSAs .. 33 Distribution /coverage of financial services by sub- COUNTY .. 34 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE .. 34 Major degraded areas / hotspots and major contributions to environmental degradation .. 34 Environmental threats .. 35 High spatial and temporal variability of rainfall .. 37 Change in water levels or 37 Solid waste management facilities.

8 37 WATER AND SANITATION .. 38 Water resources .. 38 Water supply schemes .. 38 Water sources and access .. 39 Page 5 of 445 Water management .. 39 Sanitation .. 39 HEALTH ACCESS AND 39 Health Access .. 39 Morbidity .. 40 Nutritional status .. 40 Immunization coverage .. 40 Maternal health care .. 41 Access to family planning services/Contraceptive prevalence .. 41 HIV/Aids prevalence rates and related services .. 41 EDUCATION, SKILLS, LITERACY AND INFRASTRUCTURE .. 41 Pre- School Education (Early Childhood DEVELOPMENT Education) .. 41 Primary Education .. 41 Non formal Education .. 41 Youth polytechnics.

9 42 Secondary Education .. 42 Tertiary Education .. 42 Adult and continuing Education .. 42 Technical, Vocational Education and Training .. 42 SPORTS, CULTURE AND CREATIVE ARTS .. 42 Museums, Heritage and Cultural sites .. 42 Talent Academies .. 43 Sports facilities .. 43 Information and Documentation Centres/ Citizen service centres .. 43 Registered traditional herbalists and medicinemen .. 43 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/NON-STATE ACTORS .. 43 Cooperative Societies .. 44 Public Benefits Organizations (PBOs) .. 44 DEVELOPMENT partners .. 45 SECURITY, LAW AND ORDER .. 45 Number of police stations and posts by Sub COUNTY .

10 45 Types, trends and crime prone areas .. 45 Types and number of courts .. 46 Prisons and probation services .. 46 Number of public prosecution offices .. 46 Number of prosecutions .. 46 Immigration facilities .. 47 SOCIAL PROTECTION .. 47 Number of Orphans and Vulnerable children (OVCs) .. 47 Cases of Street children .. 47 Child care facilities and Institutions by sub- COUNTY .. 47 Social net programmes .. 47 CHAPTER TWO .. 48 LINKAGE WITH VISION 2030 AND OTHER PLANS .. 48 OVERVIEW .. 49 LINKAGE OF THE CIDP WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA, 49 LINKAGE OF THE CIDP WITH THE KENYA VISION 2030 .. 49 Page 6 of 445 LINKAGE OF THE CIDP WITH THE MEDIUM TERM PLANS.