| dc.description.abstract | Makueni County which covers an area of 8,034.7 Km2 is one of the forty seven counties in
Kenya. The County borders several counties which include Kajiado to the West, Taita Taveta to
the South, and 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 Chulu hills which lie along the
southwest border of the County in Kibwezi West Constituency, Mbooni Hills in Mbooni
Constituency and Kilungu and Iuani Hills in Kaiti Constituency. Mbooni Hills 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 six constituencies which are the sub-counties and 9
districts. There are six parliamentary constituencies namely Kaiti, Makueni, Kibwezi East,
Kibwezi West Mbooni and Kilome. The Districts are Makueni, Kilungu, Mukaa, Kibwezi,
Kathonzweni, Makindu, Mbooni East, Mbooni West and Nzaui. T | en_US |
