Makueni District Development Plan 2008-2012
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2009Author
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Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030
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Makueni District one that form Eastern province. The district borders Nzaui district to the West, Kibwezi to the south, Kitui to. the East and Machakos. District to the north. The District covers an area of 1699.4 km2• The District comprises of eight divisions, 24 locations and 54 sub locations. The District has two Parliamentary Constituencies namely Kaiti and Makueni.Makueni Constituency cuts across two districts of Nzaui and Makueni District. There are fifteen electoral wards out of which 11 are in Makueni County Council and four in Wote Township. The district is mainly occupied by the Akamba community which forms approximately 97 percentage of the total number of inhabitants. However, there is a substantive percentage of people from other communities especially in the major towns of the district. According to the 1999 population and housing census, Makueni district had 219,939 people and is currently projected to have 277,946 people. This is expected to grow to 293,957 in 2010 and 310,893 in 2012.The District is generally sparsely populated except in Kilungu and Kee Divisions which have fairly high population densities of 489 and 279 persons per square kilometer respectively. Kilungu Division has the highest population density followed by Kee division, Kaiti, Wote, Mavindini, Kathonzweni, Kithuki and Kitise respectively. The least populous divisions are Mavindini, Kathonzweni, Kithuk and Kitise. The highest concentration of people is in the hilly area of the district, which has a high natural resources potential while the least concentration is in the low lying and semi-arid divisions.
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Economic Development; Fiscal Planning; Natural Resources; Sustainable Development; Population Distribution; Kenya
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