Makueni County Integrated Development Plan 2013-2017

Abstract

Makueni County which covers an area of 8,034.7 Km2 is one of the forty seven counties in the country. The County borders several counties which include Kajiado to the West, Taita Taveta to the South, Kitui to the East and Machakos to the North. It lies between Latitude 1º 35´ and 30 00 South and Longitude 37º10´ and 38º 30´East. The county lies in the arid and semi arid zones of the eastern region of the country. The major physical features in Makueni County include the volcanic Chyulu hills which lie along the southwest border of the county in Kibwezi West Constituency, Mbooni Hills in Mbooni constituency and Kilungu Hills in Kaiti constituency which rise to 1,900m above sea level. The county terrain is generally low-lying from 600m above sea level in Tsavo at the southern end of the county. The County is currently divided into nine sub-counties and twenty five divisions. The sub counties are Makueni, Kilungu, Mukaa, Kibwezi, Kathonzweni, Makindu, Mbooni East, Mbooni West and Nzaui. There are six parliamentary constituencies, namely Kaiti, Makueni, Kibwezi East , Kibwezi Westy Mbooni and Kilome. There are 30 county assembly wards.