Leadership
Joseph Ole Lenku
Governance
Kajiado County is located in the southwestern part of the country, in the Rift valley region. The county comprises five sub-counties and twenty-five wards with the headquarters located in Kajiado Town. In addition, Kajiado County has three municipalities, namely Ngong municipality, Kajiado municipality, and Kitengela municipality.
Elected directly by popular vote
- Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation
- Finance and Economic Planning
- Medical Services and Public Health
- Education, Vocational Training, Youth and Sports
- Lands, Physical planning, Urban development, Housing and Municipalities
- Roads, Public works, Transport and Energy
- Trade, Investments and Enterprise Development
- Water, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
- Public Service, Administration, Social Services, Citizen Participation and Inspectorate Services
- Gender, Culture, Cooperatives, Tourism and Wildlife
Kajiado official website. https://www.kajiado.go.ke/
Finances
Ksh 10,740,079,629
91,290,676 USD (2022/2023 Total Budget Estimates)
Kajiado data contact
- Equitable share
- Conditional grants
- Own source revenue
- Other sources
Kajiado County Integrated Development Plan 2023-2027 https://kajiadoassembly.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/KJD-CIDP-3-DRAFT_21st_June_.pdf
- Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Crop Farming, Livestock production, Dairy, Beef production, Hides and Skins, Poultry Farming and other Commercial exploits
- Forestry
- Tourism
Kajiado official website https://www.kajiado.go.ke/about-kajiado/
Development Profile
Kajiado-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
Population Trends
Population Trends
51 people/km2
Population Trends
21,872 km2
Population Trends
1,117,840
Population Trends
687,312
Population Trends
1,386,794
Population Trends
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
Unemployment
Unemployment
13%
Unemployment
86.5%
Informal Economy
Education: Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
Education: Enrolment
Enrolment
HDI Score
Human Development Index Score
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
0.590
HDI Score
0.575
HDI Score
86.19%
Education: Enrolment
65%
Education: Literacy Rate
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Electricity
Electricity
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Water
Water
4.5 km
Water
69.5%
Water
60%
Basic Services: Waste
5,842 km
Transport: Modes
Modes
Transport: Modes
13.3%
Basic Services: Sanitation
70%
Electricity
53%
Electricity
Urban Development Challenges
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