Makueni County

Makueni County (formerly Makueni District) is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wote. The county has a population of 987,653 (2019 census). The county lies between Latitude 1° 35' and 2° 59' South and Longitude 37° 10' and 38° 30' East. It borders Machakos to the North, Kitui to the East, Taita Taveta to the South and Kajiado to the West and covers an area of 8,008.9 km².^[2]

Makueni County
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Haven of Opportunities
Location of Makueni County in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°48′S 37°37′E / 1.800°S 37.617°E / -1.800; 37.617Coordinates: 1°48′S 37°37′E / 1.800°S 37.617°E / -1.800; 37.617
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Other towns	Makindu, Emali, Sultan Hamud
Government
• Governor	Mutula Kilonzo Junior
Area
• Total	8,008.9 km^2 (3,092.3 sq mi)
Population  (2019)^[1]
• Total	987,653
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	makueni.go.ke

Physical and topical features

The county has a number of prominent features in including volcanic Chyullu hills which lie along the South West border of the county Mbooni hills in Mbooni sub county and Kilungu and Iuani hills in Kaiti sub county, Makongo forest and scenic view, Makuli forest and Nzaui hill.^[2]

Climatic conditions

The county experience semi-arid climatic conditions with an average temperature range between 15C – 26C and Annual rainfall ranges between 250mm to 400mm per annum on the lower regions of the county and the higher region receives rainfall ranging from 800mm to 900mm.^[3]

Demographics

The county has a total population of 987,653 of which 497,942 females and 20 intersex persons. There are 77,495 household with an average household size of 5.8 persons per household and a population density 6 people per square kilometre.^[4]

Administrative and political units

Administrative units

There are 6 sub counties, 16 divisions, 63 locations and 127 sub-locations.^[5]

Sub-counties

• Makueni
• Kilungu
• Kilome
• Kibwezi East
• Kibwezi West
• Nzaui
• Kathonzweni
• Mbooni west
• Mbooni East.

Political units

It has 6 constituencies and 30 county assembly wards and 60 sub-wards.^[6]

• Makueni constituency
• Mbooni constituency
• Kibwezi East constituency
• Kibwezi West constituency
• Kaiti constituency
• Kilome constituency

Political leadership

Kivutha Kibwana is the Governor and serving his last in office after being elected in 2013 and 2017 general elections.^[7][8] He is also the chairman of legal and human rights committee under council of governors.^[9] His deputy is Adelina Ndeto Mwau. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr is the Senator and has been senator since 2013.^[10][11] Rose Museo Mumo is the first elected women representative and was re-elected in 2017 general elections.^[12][13]

For Makueni County, the County Executive Committee comprises:-^[14]

County Executive Committee

	Number
The Governor	1
The Deputy Governor	1
The County Secretary	1
The CEC Members	10
Total	13

Members of parliament in Makueni County 2017–2022

1. Hon. Jessica Nduku Kiko Mbalu^[15] of Wiper democratic Movement Kenya Member of Parliament Kibwezi East.^[16]
2. Hon.Patrick Musimba^[17] as Independent Candidate Member of Parliament Kibwezi West Constituency.^[18]
3. Hon.Daniel Kitonga Maanzo^[19] of Wiper democratic Movement Kenya Member of Parliament Makueni Constituency.^[20]
4. Hon.Kimilu, Joshua Kivinda^[21] of Wiper democratic Movement Kenya Member of Parliament Kaiti Constituency.^[22]
5. Hon.Nzambia, Thuddeus Kithua^[23] of Wiper democratic Movement Kenya Member of Parliament Kilome Constituency.^[23]
6. Hon. Erastus Kivasu Nzyoka^[24] of Wiper democratic Movement KenyaMember of Parliament Mbooni Constituency.^[25]

Education

There are 78 ECD centres 997 primary schools and 375 secondary schools. The county has also 3 teachers training colleges, 37 Youth Polytechnics, 231 adult training institutions, 2 technical training institutions, 3 university campuses.^[26]

Health

There is a total of 156 health facilities, 726 hospital beds and 1261 cots in the county. County has 815 health personnel of different cadre.^[27]

HIV prevalence rate is 5.1% in 2017.^[28]

Transport and Communication

There is one air strip and 8 railway lines with total coverage of 140 km. The county is covered by 7670 Km of road network. of this 6,776 km is covered by earth surface, 706 km is murram surface and 188 km of surface is covered by Bitumen.^[29][30]

There are twenty post office with 4,850 installed letter boxes, 3,302 rented letter boxes, 1,548 vacant letter boxes and 31 licences stamp vendors.^[31]

Trade and Commerce

There are 420 trading centres, 17,390 registered businesses, 153 banking services(including agents& insurance, 882 mobile service providers and 382 agro-vets, chemists& pharmacies.^[32]

Universities and colleges in Makueni County

• South Eastern Kenya university (SEKU)wote campus – The campus is located at Soi Plaza building, 2nd floor, above Equity Bank in Wote Town, the headquarters of Makueni County, and about 140 km from Kitui main campus. The campus began its operations in March, 2012. Currently, the campus has a student population of 315 who are taking classes in different regular, part-time and institutional-based programmes.
• Wote Technical Training Institute
• Kenya Medical Training College KMTC Makueni Campus.
• Kenya Medical Training College KMTC Makindu Campus.
• Kenya Medical Training College KMTC Mbuvo Campus.

Constituencies

Since 2010, county has six constituencies:

• Mbooni Constituency
• Kilome Constituency
• Kaiti Constituency
• Makueni Constituency
• Kibwezi West Constituency
• Kibwezi East Constituency

Other Divisions

Local authorities (councils)

Authority	Type	Population*	Urban pop.*
Wote	Town	56,419	5,542
Mtito Andei	Town	24,435	4,304
Makueni	County	690,691	18,689
Total	-	771,545	28,535
* 1999 census. Source:^[33]

Administrative divisions

Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Kaiti	46,107	501	Kilala
Kalawa	14,039	0	Kalawa
Kasikeu	35,719	1,848	Kasikeu
Kathonzweni	65,738	0	Kathonzweni
Kibwezi	80,236	4,695	Kibwezi
Kilome	46,204	0	Mukaa
Kilungu	67,741	0	Mukaa
Kisau	50,510	1,905
Makindu	50,299	2,482	Makindu
Matiliku	38,867	0	Matiliku
Mbitini	48,729	3,266	Emali
Mbooni	55,984	1,786	Mbooni
Mtito Andei	66,663	3,966	Mtito Andei
Ilima	32,717	0
Wote	40,353	4,708	Wote
Total	771,545	25,157	-
* 1999 census. Sources:,,^[34]^[35]

South Eastern Kenya Region

Urbanisation

Urbanisation in South Eastern Kenya

County	Urbanisation in South Eastern Kenya (Percent)
Machakos County	52
Kitui County	13.8
Makueni County	11.8
Kenya Average	32.3
Urbanisation by County in South Eastern Kenya

Source:

Wealth/Poverty Level

Wealth/Poverty Level in South Eastern Kenya

County	Poverty Level in South Eastern Kenya (Percent)
Machakos County	59.6
Kitui County	63.1
Makueni County	64.1
Kenya Average	45.9
Poverty level by County

Source:

Villages and settlements

• Astra Farm
• Emali
• Kikima
• Nunguni
• Mbeetwani

See also

• Kitui County
• Machakos County
• Taita Taveta County
• Kajiado County

References

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7. "Governors & Deputy Governors". cog.go.ke. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
8. "Governor". Government of Makueni County. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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13. "Rose Museo Mumo". Mzalendo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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15. "Jessica Nduku Kiko Mbalu". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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17. "Patrick Mweu Musimba". Mzalendo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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19. "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo". Mzalendo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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21. "Joshua Kivinda Kimilu". Mzalendo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
22. "Hon. Kimilu, Joshua Kivinda | The Kenyan Parliament Website". parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
23. "Thaddeus Kithua Nzambia". Mzalendo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
24. "Michael Manthi Kisoi". Mzalendo. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
25. "Hon. Nzioka, Erastus Kivasu | The Kenyan Parliament Website". parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
26. "Education, Sports & ICT". Government of Makueni County. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
27. "Health Services". Government of Makueni County. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
28. "Kenya HIV Estimates Report 2018" (PDF). National AIDS Control Council. 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
29. "Kenya Rural Roads Authority". kerra.go.ke. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
30. "Home". kura.go.ke. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
31. "Makueni County Statistical Abstract 2015". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
32. "Trade, Industry, Marketing, Tourism & Co-operative Development". Government of Makueni County. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
33. http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
34. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
35. . Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=15^{[permanent dead link]}