Tana River County First County Integrated Development Plan July 2013 .

REPUBLIC OF KENYATANA RIVER COUNTYFIRST COUNTY INTEGRATEDDEVELOPMENT PLANJULY 2013 – June 2018KENYATowards a Globally Competitive andProsperous Nation

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COUNTY VISION AND MISSIONVision: A secure, just, cohesive, democratic, accountable, transparent and conduciveenvironment for a globally competitive and prosperous county.Mission: To ensure effective and accountable leadership, promote a just, democratic andsecure environment and establish strong governance institutions to empower citizens, for theachievement of socio-economic and political development.First Tana RiverCounty Integrated Development Plan, July 2013-June 20183

FOREWORDOne of the most significant changes introduced to Kenya‘s national governance frameworkunder the new constitutional dispensation is 47 new county governments with significantresponsibilities in agriculture, health, trade, roads, county planning and other functions beingdevolved to the county level. The Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Kenya Vision 2030 and itsMedium Term Plans, the County Development Profile (CDP) provided the foundation for thepreparation of the first County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) for Tana River Countythat will be used in the allocation of scarce resources to priority programmes and projects.The Kenya Vision 2030 is the country‘s development blueprint covering the period 2008 to2030. It aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing, middle-income countryproviding a high quality life to all its citizens by the year 2030. The Vision is based on threepillars: Economic, Social and Political Pillar. The pillars are supported by key enablers andmacro foundations of the Vision. For each of the Pillars and the key enablers and macrofoundations, priority sectors have been identified to drive the aspirations of the Vision. TheVision has also identified a number of flagship projects to be implemented across the countryfor all sectors. It is envisaged that the County Governments will identify Vision 2030 flagshipprojects and programmes that will be implemented at county level and work with the nationalgovernment to ensure these are realized.Since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2010, several laws on devolution have beenenacted including: The urban Areas and Cities Act, 2011, the County Governments Act, 2012,the Transition to Devolved Government Act, 2012, the Intergovernmental Relations Act, 2012and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, the National Government coordinating Act,2012, and the County Governments Public Finance Management Transition Act, 2013.The County Governments Act, 2012 and Public Finance Management Act, 2012 require everycounty to prepare a County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) upon which utilization offunds earmarked for the counties will be expended.The County government is composed of the County Executive and County Assembly. TheCounty Executive is expected to supervise the administration and delivery of services to4

citizens as well as conceptualize and implement policies and county legislation. The CountyAssembly is a legislative organ and will play an oversight role over the Executive. The CountyGovernments are required to prepare Integrated Development Plans to enable prioritization oflocal socio-economic development issues. The County Government responsibilities andfunctions are specifically spelt out under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution.The Commission on Revenue Allocation will make recommendation for equitable sharing ofrevenues raised nationally between the national and the county Governments; and sharing ofrevenue among the county Governments.The preparation of the CIDP, which was purely as per the Ministry of Devolution and Planningguidelines, was a participatory process that involved various stakeholders namely county andnational government officers, community members, private sector, Public BenefitOrganizations (PBOs), civil society organizations and other development partners. Theidentification of the projects and programmes in the CIDP also involved various publicconsultative forums held at ward level. The views collected in the forums were consolidated bythe County Planning Unit and subjected to the stakeholders for validation. Subsequently thedocument was handed over to the County Executive for onward forwarding to the CountyAssembly for approval and adoption.The County Integrated Development Plan is a five year blue print that highlights the socioeconomic challenges faced by the County, strategies for resources mobilization, projects andprogrammes to be implemented to address the socio-economic challenges.SIGNED BY;H.E. Amb. Hussein Tuney Dado,Governor,Tana River County.First Tana RiverCounty Integrated Development Plan, July 2013-June 20185

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe first Tana River County Integrated Development Plan was prepared with the support andgenerous contribution of many individuals and organizations. I would like to appreciate theefforts made by H.E the Governor Hussein Tuney Dado, the deputy Governor Mr. Siyad Jire,members of the County Assembly, members of the county executive, heads of county andnational government officials, representatives of Public Benefit Organization (PBOs), PrivateSector players and members of the public for their selfless contribution towards the preparationof this blue print.I would also like to thank Hon. Ali Bule - the Senator of Tana River County, Hon. Dr. NuhNassir-the speaker of Tana River County Assembly, Mr. Enoc Galgalu- the Economic Advisorto the Governor, various heads of departments for their support and leadership. I would like toappreciate the role played by the entire county government staff for coordinating andfacilitating the planning team led by the County Development Planning Officer; Mr LennoxChilumo Mbwana, Sub-County Development Planning Officer; Mr Sylvester SaburiMwazama, Sub County Field Operations Assistants; Mr. Katana Kaingu Ndune, Mr. MathewBabwoya and Mr. Nicholus Mwaniki Nyaga.I am also grateful for the support given by the Medium Term Asal Programme(MTAP/DANIDA) headed by the Planning Officer Mr. Fredrick Aloo for both technical andfinancial support.Last but not least, I would like to pay special tribute to the late Dr. Mandra Badiribu, the thenEconomic Advisor to the Governor, for having spearheaded the preparation of the First TanaRiver County Integrated Development Plan.Jillo Algi,CECM, Finance and Economic Planning.6

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYTana River County is one of the six Counties in the Coast region. It borders Kitui County to theWest, Garissa County to the North East, Isiolo County to the North, Lamu County to the SouthEast and Kilifi County to the South. The county lies between latitudes 0 00’53” and 200’41’’South and longitudes 38025’43” and 40015’ East. The county has a total area of 38,862.2 Km 2with a projected population of 276,567(KNBS, 2014) and covers about 76 kms of the coastalstrip.The County is composed of three administrative sub-counties namely; Bura, Galole, TanaDelta, three constituencies namely; Galole, Bura and Garsen and 15 electoral wards,The CIDP articulates medium term policies and objectives which are further translated intoshort term strategies, programmes and projects to be implemented under the MediumTerm Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The latter is part of the financial reforms tostrengthen financial discipline, accountability and efficient and effective delivery ofservices to the people.The CIDP is organized in eight chapters. These are as follows;Chapter One: The chapter gives the background information on the socio-economic andinfrastructural information that has a bearing on the development of the county. It providesdescription of the county in terms of the location, size, physiographic and natural conditions,demographic profiles as well as the administrative and political units. In addition, it providesinformation on infrastructure and access; land and land use; community organizations/nonstate actors; crop, livestock and fish production; forestry, environment and climate change;mining, tourism, employment and other sources of income; water and sanitation; health accessand nutrition, education and literacy, trade, energy, housing, transport and communication,community development and Social Welfare.Chapter Two: The chapter contains information on the major development challenges andcross cutting issues that affect the development of the County and needs to be addressed toimprove the communities’ standard of living. It also provides a matrix of analysis outliningFirst Tana RiverCounty Integrated Development Plan, July 2013-June 20187

major development issues, their causes, county development objectives, targets to be achievedand proposed strategiesChapter Three: The chapter outlines the County Spatial Development Framework which isbuilt up from the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP).The framework relied upon secondary and primary data source.The County Spatial Framework critically locates the programmes and projects on areas of needand high potential for optimum utilization and meeting the needs of the communities to spurthe development of the county.Chapter Four: The chapter describes the linkages of the County Integrated Development Planwith the county sectoral plans, county spatial plans, sub-county plans, national plans andinternational commitments made by the government such as the MDGs and how they apply tothe county.Chapter Five: The chapter provides the institutional framework and organizational flow chartthat will guide the implementation of the County Integrated Development Plan. It outlines thestakeholders in the County, and the roles that they will play and how their functions areaccommodated to avoid duplication of efforts.Chapter Six: The chapter outlines the approach that will be adopted by Tana River County inmanaging the resources, fiscal framework and financing of deficits. It emphasizes prudency inthe management of the county assets and expansion of the revenue base, within the legalframework.Chapter Seven: The chapter presents a highlight of projects and programmes identified invarious forums including, Kenya Vision 2030 and the first MTP dissemination forums; MTEFconsultative forums; the 2nd MTP Consultations, other development consultations at otherdevolved levels and departmental heads. The chapter presents the projects and programmes asfollows; Ongoing projects, (flagship and others), stalled projects, outstanding/unfundedprojects and new proposals.The information is presented based on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework budgetingsystem. Nine sectors have been used, namely, Agriculture and Rural Development; GeneralEconomic, Commercial and Labor Affairs; Energy, Infrastructure and ICT; Environmental8

Protection, Water and Housing; Health; Education; Governance, Justice, Law and Order;Public Administration and International Relations; and Social Protection Culture andRecreation.Chapter Eight: The chapter provides information on the on-going programmes and projects inthe County. It specifies objectively verifiable indicators that shall be used to monitor theimplementation of the programmes and projects. It also sets mid-term milestones for impactassessment.First Tana RiverCounty Integrated Development Plan, July 2013-June 20189