Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. As of 2019, Kajiado county spanned an area of 21,292.7 km2, with a recorded population of 1,117,840.[2] The county borders Nairobi and to its south it borders the Tanzanian regions of Arusha and Kilimanjaro. The county capital is Kajiado, but the largest town is Ongata Rongai. Its main tourist attraction is its wildlife.
Kajiado county has a total population of 1,117,840 people, of which 557,098 being male, 560,704 are females and 38 intersex people. There are 316,179 households with an average size of 3.5 person per household and a population density of 51 people per square kilometre.[3]
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Kajiado County is divided into 5 sub-counties and 25 Wards with Kajiado West being the largest and Kajiado North Sub-county being the smallest in terms of area in Km2[4]
Administration units
Kajiado is subdivided into five sub-counties with 25 county assembly wards across the county.[5] All the five constituencies have 5 county assembly wards each. There are 17 divisions which is further subdivided into 101 locations and 212 sub-locations.[6]
Joseph Jama Ole Lenku is the governor serving his second term after being elected in 2017 and 2022. He is deputised by Martin Moshisho Martin.[8] Phillip Salau Mpaayeiwas is serving his second term as the senator and was elected in 2017.[9] Janet Marania Teyiaa is the second women representative for the county and was also elected in 2017 on a Jubilee Party ticket.[10][11]
Education
Kajiado has 811 ECD centres, 568 primary schools, 124 secondary schools, 18 tertiary institutions and 7 polytechnics.[7]
A total of 2,419.2 km of road network cover the county. of this 1,111.9 km ic covered by earth surface, 932.3 km is murram surface and 375 km is covered by bitumen.[14] There are 11 Post Offices with 4,105 installed letter boxes, 3,220 rented letter boxes and 885 vacant letter boxes.[7]
Trade and commerce
There are one hundred trading centres in the county.
Tomato, Cabbage, Kales and Banana are mainly grown for horticulture production. Crops grown for cereal production include maize, sorghum millet, beans, cowpeas and greengrams. Some of the tubers grown are sweet potatoes, cassava, Irish potatoes.
The three main livestock kept are cattle, sheep, goats and they are kept for meat, offal, raw fats, fresh hides and skins.[15]
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Not to be confused with Kajiado Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya As of 2019 Kajiado county spanned an area of 21 292 7 km2 with a recorded population of 1 117 840 2 The county borders Nairobi and to its south it borders the Tanzanian regions of Arusha and Kilimanjaro The county capital is Kajiado but the largest town is Ongata Rongai Its main tourist attraction is its wildlife Kajiado CountyCountyCoat of armsLocation in KenyaCountry KenyaFormed4 March 2013CapitalKajiadoGovernment GovernorJoseph Ole LenkuArea Total21 292 7 km2 8 221 2 sq mi Population 2019 Total1 117 840 1 Time zoneUTC 3 EAT Websitekajiado wbr go wbr ke Contents 1 Demographics 2 Administrative and political units 3 Administration units 3 1 Constituencies 4 Political leadership 5 Education 6 Health 7 Transport and communication 8 Services 9 Nairobi Metro 10 Stats 10 1 Population development 10 2 Urbanisation 10 3 Wealth Poverty Level 11 See also 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksDemographics EditKajiado county has a total population of 1 117 840 people of which 557 098 being male 560 704 are females and 38 intersex people There are 316 179 households with an average size of 3 5 person per household and a population density of 51 people per square kilometre 3 Population Density by Sub County Sub county PopulationIsinya 210 473Kajiado Central 161 862Kajiado North 306 596Kajiado West 82 849Loitokitok 191 846Mashuuru 64 214Total 1 117 840Source 3 Administrative and political units EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it June 2020 Kajiado County is divided into 5 sub counties and 25 Wards with Kajiado West being the largest and Kajiado North Sub county being the smallest in terms of area in Km2 4 Administration units EditKajiado is subdivided into five sub counties with 25 county assembly wards across the county 5 All the five constituencies have 5 county assembly wards each There are 17 divisions which is further subdivided into 101 locations and 212 sub locations 6 Administrative Units by Sub County Sub County Division Location Sub LocationKajiado North 4 30 72Kajiado Central 5 35 69Isinya 2 9 18Mashuru 2 11 19Loitokitok 4 16 34Total 17 101 212Source 7 Constituencies Edit Kajiado Central Constituency Kajiado North Constituency Kajiado South Constituency Kajiado East Constituency Kajiado West ConstituencyPolitical leadership EditJoseph Jama Ole Lenku is the governor serving his second term after being elected in 2017 and 2022 He is deputised by Martin Moshisho Martin 8 Phillip Salau Mpaayeiwas is serving his second term as the senator and was elected in 2017 9 Janet Marania Teyiaa is the second women representative for the county and was also elected in 2017 on a Jubilee Party ticket 10 11 Education EditKajiado has 811 ECD centres 568 primary schools 124 secondary schools 18 tertiary institutions and 7 polytechnics 7 Education Institutions in Kajiado County 2014 Category Public Private Total EnrolmentECD Centres 423 388 811 24 631Primary schools 372 186 568 158 064Secondary schools 71 53 124 24 709Youth Polytechnics 7 0 7Technical Training Institutes 7 0 7University Campuses 1 5 6Universities 5 5Source 12 Health EditThe doctor population ratio is 1 26 094 Public Health Staff is 1 7 619 and the nurse population ratio is 1 1 068 13 Health Facilities by Ownership Government FBO Private NGO TOTALHospitals 4 1 10 16 41Health centres 16 6 20 3 45Dispensaries 74 13 4 2 93Clinics 1 2 149 7 159Source 12 Transport and communication EditA total of 2 419 2 km of road network cover the county of this 1 111 9 km ic covered by earth surface 932 3 km is murram surface and 375 km is covered by bitumen 14 There are 11 Post Offices with 4 105 installed letter boxes 3 220 rented letter boxes and 885 vacant letter boxes 7 Trade and commerceThere are one hundred trading centres in the county Tomato Cabbage Kales and Banana are mainly grown for horticulture production Crops grown for cereal production include maize sorghum millet beans cowpeas and greengrams Some of the tubers grown are sweet potatoes cassava Irish potatoes The three main livestock kept are cattle sheep goats and they are kept for meat offal raw fats fresh hides and skins 15 Services EditStats for Kajiado County County Stats for the County Percent Literacy 55 4Attending School 15 18 Yrs 44 9Paved Roads 5 9Good Roads 38 4Electricity Access 39 8Stats for the CountySource USAid KenyaNairobi Metro Edit Kajiado County blue within Nairobi Metro green Kajiado County is within Greater Nairobi metro 16 17 The counties are Area County Area km2 PopulationCensus 2019 Cities towns municipalities in the countyCore Nairobi Nairobi County 694 9 4 397 073 NairobiNorthern Metro Kiambu County 2 449 2 2 417 735 Kiambu Thika Limuru Ruiru Karuri KikuyuSouthern Metro Kajiado County 21 292 7 1 117 840 Kajiado Olkejuado Bissil Ngong Kitengela Kiserian Ongata RongaiEastern Metro Machakos County 5 952 9 1 421 932 Kangundo Tala Machakos Athi RiverTotals Nairobi Metro 30 389 7 9 354 580Source NairobiMetro permanent dead link Kenya CensusStats EditPopulation development Edit Historical populationYearPop 1979149 005 1989258 659 73 6 1999406 054 57 0 2009687 312 69 3 20191 117 840 62 6 source 18 Urbanisation Edit Urbanisation in Nairobi Metro County Urbanisation in Nairobi Metro Percent Nairobi County 100Kiambu County 60 8Machakos County 52Kajiado County 41 4 Kenya Average 32 3Urbanisation by County within Nairobi MetroSource OpenDataKenyaWealth Poverty Level Edit Wealth Poverty Level in Nairobi Metro County Poverty Level in Nairobi Metro Percent Kajiado County 11 6Kiambu County 21 8Nairobi County 22Machakos County 59 6 Kenya Average 45 9Poverty level by CountySource OpenDataKenya WorldbankSee also EditAmboseli Reserve is in the Kajiado County Nyiri Desert a high proportion of the county lies in the desert Kitengela a plain and a town of the same name in Kajiado CountySee also EditTaita Taveta County Machakos County Makueni County Kiambu County Nakuru County Narok County Nairobi CountyReferences Edit Kenya Census 2009 Census Kenya Retrieved 20 April 2018 via Scribd Kenya Districts www statoids com Retrieved 20 January 2021 a b Munene Evans 4 November 2019 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 27 May 2020 Source Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2018 The Report of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission IIBRC Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units PDF IEBC Retrieved 27 May 2020 interior admin Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government interior go ke Retrieved 27 May 2020 a b c Publications Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 27 May 2020 Governors amp Deputy Governors cog go ke Retrieved 27 May 2020 Members of the Senate The Kenyan Parliament Website www parliament go ke Retrieved 27 May 2020 Women Representatives KEWOPA KENYA Retrieved 27 May 2020 Janet Marania Teyiaa Mzalendo Retrieved 27 May 2020 a b Education Vocational Training Youth and Sports County Government of Kajiado Retrieved 27 May 2020 Kajiado County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018 2022 Kajiado County Government Retrieved 27 May 2020 Kenya Rural Roads Authority www kerra go ke Retrieved 28 May 2020 Agriculture Livestock Veterinary Services amp Fisheries County Government of Kajiado Retrieved 27 May 2020 http 196 200 27 243 8080 xmlui bitstream handle 123456789 111 Nairobi pdf sequence 3 permanent dead link http www nairobimetro go ke index php option com docman amp task doc download amp gid 43 amp Itemid 90 permanent dead link Kenya Administrative Division population statisticsExternal links Edithttps web archive org web 20060518005113 http www kajiado district dev trust org uk https web archive org web 20070402092415 http www kajiadochildrenshome com 2 00 00 S 36 52 00 E 2 S 36 8667 E 2 36 8667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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