Kisii County Integrated Development Plan 2023-2027

Abstract

This County Integrated Development Plan is the third publication of its kind to be produced by the County Government of Kisii. It is the medium-term county development blueprint and is motivated by a collective aspiration for prosperity for all by the end of the Plan period. According to Kenya Integrated Household Survey (2018), Kisii County has one of the highest age dependency ratios in Kenya standing at 84.7 percent compared to the national average of 81.6 percent and a food poverty level of 44.5 percent against the national figure of 32 percent. Therefore, this Plan aspires to improve the livelihood of the County residents through investments in key priority areas that generate sustainable employment most rapidly and provide more income-generating opportunities for the unemployed youthful population to contribute to the realization of the County’s vision of creating a prosperous County with a high quality of life for its residents. The Plan has been informed by the Kenya Vision 2030. Vision 2030aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing, middle-income country, providing a high quality of life to all its citizens in a clean and secure environment. Simultaneously, the Plan aspires to realize the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Number One on poverty eradication for county residents by 2030. Its implementation will be through Annual Development Plans (ADPs) from 2023/2024 to 2027/2028.