Machakos County

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Machakos County

| settlement_type = County

| native_name =

| nickname =

| image_skyline = Machakos-Kenia Rd.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Road in Machakos County showing the landscape

| image_flag = Flag of Machakos County.png

| flag_size = 120px

| image_shield =

| shield_size = 120px

| motto = "the Place to be"

| image_map = Machakos County in Kenya.svg

| map_caption = Location in Kenya

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Kenya}}

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Machakos

| parts_type = Other towns

| p1 = Athi River

| p2 = Mavoko

| p3 = Kangundo

| p4 = Tala

| p5 = Masii

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Wavinya Ndeti

| established_title = Formed

| established_date = 4 March 2013

| area_magnitude =

| area_total_km2 = 6,043

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| population_as_of = 2019

| population_note =

| population_total = 1,421,932

| population_metro = 150,041

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP (PPP)

| demographics1_title1 = GDP

| demographics1_info1 = {{increase }} $8.809 billion (6th)(2022) {{cite web|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/gross-county-product/ |title=GCP |access-date=31 August 2021}}

| demographics1_title2 = Per Capita

| demographics1_info2 = {{increase }} $5,985 (2022) (7th)

| demographics_type2 = GDP (NOMINAL)

|| demographics2_title1 = GDP

| demographics2_info1 = {{increase}} $3.235 billion (2022) (6th)

|| demographics2_title2 = Per Capita

| demographics2_info2 = {{increase}} $2,197 (2022) (7th)

| timezone = EAT

| utc_offset = +3

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| utc_offset_DST = +3

| coordinates = {{coord|01|14|S|37|23|E|region:KE|display=inline}}

| elevation_m = 1138

| website = [http://machakos.go.ke]

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Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being as part of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 2010 constitution of Kenya. The county's administrative headquarters are in Machakos Town, which is the largest town in the county. The county had a population of 1,421,932 as of 2019. The county borders Nairobi and Kiambu counties to the west, Embu to the north, Kitui to the east, Makueni to the south, Kajiado to the south west, and Murang'a and Kirinyaga to the north west.

Religion

Religion in Machakos County

{{cite web |url=https://housingfinanceafrica.org/app/uploads/VOLUME-IV-KPHC-2019.pdf |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics |access-date=2 May 2021 |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics| df=dmy }}

style="width:100px;"\|Religion (2019 Census) ! style="width:80px;"\|Number
class="wikitable"
Catholicism	500,115
Protestant	582,456
Evangelical Churches	217,122
African instituted Churches	55,175
Orthodox	2,405
Other Christian	23,935
Islam	12,984
Hindu	976
Traditionists	987
Other	6900
No Religion/Atheist	9,384
Don't Know	1,377
Not Stated	166

Government

File:Inspectorate_Vehicle_Machakos_County.jpg

The Machakos County Government is composed of two arms, the County Executive and the County Assembly. County Executive is headed by a governor. The office of the Governor of Machakos was created on 27 March 2013. Alfred Mutua, served as the inaugural holder of the office. following his election in 2012. He was re-elected in the 2017 general elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.machakosgovernment.com/MachakosProfile.aspx |title=Official Website |publisher=Machakos Government |access-date=10 December 2013}} The Machakos County Assembly is headed by a Speaker elected by its members. The incumbent Speaker is Mrs. Florence Mwangangi.

Hon Wavinya Ndeti was in 2022 elected as the second governor of Machakos County, becoming the first female governor in the county and also among the 8 female governors that were historically elected in the 2022 elections, an historic rise from the 3 that were elected in the 2017 elections.

Office of the Governor is located at White House along Peoples Park road, Miwani area in Machakos town environs. The first Director of Administration and Special Programmes and White House Administrator was Dr. Dominic Musembi PhD.

Education

There are many primary schools in Machakos County, including Machakos Primary School, Kathiini primary School and Machakos Academy.

Machakos County has giant secondary schools such as Machakos School (boys), Machakos Girls' School, Mumbuni Boys' Secondary School, Mumbuni Girls' Secondary School, Masii Boys' Secondary School, Tala Girls' School, Matungulu Girls' High School, Mwala School, ST. Teresa Mwala Girls, Kitulu Day Secondary School and Kabaa High School (boys), which boasts of a castle which was left behind by Christian missionaries. This castle is now a museum.

Kwanthanze Secondary School, which is also found in Machakos County, is famous for its volleyball championship in the country.

Universities and colleges within Machakos County include Machakos University,{{cite web |url=http://www.mksu.ac.ke/contact |title=Contact Us |author=Machakos University |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-date=30 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013156/http://www.mksu.ac.ke/contact |url-status=dead }} Scott Christian University, South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU), St. Paul's University, Kenya Institute of Management, African Training Center for Research and Technology,{{Cite web |url=http://acrt.ac.ke/ |title=African Training Center for Research and Technology |access-date=25 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025175655/http://acrt.ac.ke/ |archive-date=25 October 2016 |url-status=dead }} Century Park College, Machakos Institute of Technology, Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Machakos campus and Machakos Technical Training Institute for the Blind.

Climate

The local climate is semi-arid with hilly terrain and an altitude of 1000 to 2100 metres above sea level.

Tourist-related activities include camping, hiking safaris, ecotourism and cultural tourism, dance and music festivals.

Economy

Machakos County is the 6th largest economy in Kenya with a gdp PPP of $8.3B . Its also the 7th Richest County in Kenya by gdp per Capita

Subsistence agriculture is mostly practiced with maize and drought-resistant crops such as sorghum and millet being grown due to the area's semi-arid state. The county also plays host to the open air market concept with major market days where large amounts of produce are traded. Fruits, vegetables and other food stuffs like maize and beans are sold in these markets.

=Future=

The county is banking on projects such as the Konza Technology City, a new Machakos City{{Cite web |url=http://www.machakosgovernment.com/documents/Master_Plan.pdf |title=Machakos City |access-date=9 August 2013 |archive-date=17 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117093018/http://www.machakosgovernment.com/documents/Master_Plan.pdf |url-status=dead }} and its proximity to Nairobi County to boost output in the economy.

Services

{{Bar chart

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| label1 = Literacy | data1 = 88

| label2 = Attending school (15-18 Yrs) | data2 = 75.9

| label3 = Paved roads | data3 = 6.9

| label4 = Good roads | data4 = 26.9

| label5 = Electricity access | data5 = 17

| caption = {{resize|88%|Stats for the county}}

}} Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130223212401/http://kenya.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/profiles/Machakos%20County%2023%20Jan%202012.pdf USAid Kenya]

Subdivisions

Authority !Type !Population* !Urban pop.*
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colspan="4"\| Local authorities (councils)
colspan="4"\|
Machakos	Municipality	144,109	28,891
Mavoko (Athi River)	Municipality	48,260	22,167
Kangundo	Town	187,389	9,122
Matuu	Town	44,922	5,321
Masaku	County	481,964	9,088
colspan="4"\| {{smaller\|* 1999 census. Source:[http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf] {{dead link\|date=December 2013}}}}

Division !Population* !Urban pop.* !Headquarters
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colspan="4"\| Administrative divisions
colspan="4"\|
Kalama	41,000	0
Kangundo	91,238	3,786	Kangundo
Kathiani	95,096	2,929	Mitaboni
Machakos Central	143274	26,438	Machakos
Masinga	74,478	654	Masinga
Matungulu	99,731	4,734	Tala
Mavoko	48,936	19,177	Athi River
Mwala	89,211	2,708
Ndithini	32,358	0
Yathui	65,567	481	Wamunyu
Yatta	125,755	4913	Matuu
colspan="4"\| {{smaller\|* 1999 census. Sources:[http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf ] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616215050/http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf \|date=16 June 2007 }}[http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060928153031/http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls \|date=28 September 2006 }} }}

The county has eight constituencies:

Nairobi metro

Northern regions of Machakos County are within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya, but the area generates about 60% of the nation's wealth.[http://196.200.27.243:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/111/Nairobi.pdf?sequence=3] {{dead link|date=December 2013}}[http://www.nairobimetro.go.ke/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=43&Itemid=90] {{dead link|date=December 2013}}

Statistics

=Nairobi Metro=

==Urbanisation==

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| data_type = {{center|Urbanisation in Nairobi Metro (per cent)}}

| label1 = Nairobi County | data1 = 100

| label2 = Kiambu County | data2 = 60.8

| label3 = Machakos County | data3 = 52

| label4 = Kajiado County | data4 = 41.4

| label5 = {{flag|Kenya}} average | data5 = 32.3

| caption = {{resize|88%|Urbanisation by county within Nairobi Metro}}

}} Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511172424/https://opendata.go.ke/Counties/County-Urbanization-Machakos/hxkm-wa8x OpenDataKenya]

==Wealth/poverty Level==

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| label1 = Kajiado County | data1 = 11.6

| label2 = Kiambu County | data2 = 21.8

| label3 = Nairobi County | data3 = 22

| label4 = Machakos County | data4 = 59.6

| label5 = {{flag|Kenya}} average | data5 = 45.9

| caption = {{resize|88%|Poverty level by county}}

}} Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082035/https://kenya.socrata.com/Poverty/Poverty-Rate-by-District/i5bp-z9aq/ OpenDataKenya] [https://web.archive.org/web/20131211044508/http://data.worldbank.org//country//kenya Worldbank]

=South Eastern Kenya Region=

==Urbanisation==

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| data_type = {{center|Urbanisation in South Eastern Kenya (per cent)}}

| label1 = Machakos County | data1 = 52

| label2 = Kitui County | data2 = 13.8

| label3 = Makueni County | data3 = 11.8

| label4 = {{flag|Kenya}} average | data4 = 32.3

| caption = {{resize|88%|Urbanisation by county in South Eastern Kenya}}

}} Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082037/https://kenya.socrata.com/Counties/County-Urbanization-Nairobi/g4vq-85ds/ OpenDataKenya]

==Wealth/poverty Level==

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| data_type = {{center|Poverty Level in South Eastern Kenya (per cent)}}

| label1 = Machakos County | data1 = 59.6

| label2 = Kitui County | data2 = 63.1

| label3 = Makueni County | data3 = 64.1

| label4 = {{flag|Kenya}} average | data4 = 45.9

| caption = {{resize|88%|Poverty level by county}}

Notable People

Prophetess Syokimau - Kamba Medicine Woman and prophetess
Paul Ngei - Anti-colonial activist
Jackson Mulinge - former chief of the General Staff of the Kenya Defence Forces
Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana a'Nzeki - former archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi
Crispus Makau Kiamba - 5th vice-chancellor of the University of Nairobi
Peter Mbithi - 7th vice-chancellor of the University of Nairobi
Kakai Kilonzo - Benga musician of Les Kilimambogo Brothers
Mike Sonko - former governor of Nairobi County
Martin Kivuva Musonde - Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa
Patrick Makau - former marathon world record holder
Jackson Kivuva - Kenyan middle-distance runner
Alfred Mutua - Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife
Johnson Muthama - former chairman of United Democratic Alliance
Daniel Ndambuki - Kenyan comedian who hosts the comedy television show Churchill Show
Caleb Ndiku - Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
Joseph Mutua - former African Indoor 800 metres record holder
David Mulwa - Writer, theatre director and lecturer
Wavinya Ndeti - Governor of Machakos County

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110521063011/http://ochaonline.un.org/OchaLinkClick.aspx?link=ocha&docid=1086876 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4]

Category:Counties of Kenya

Category:Eastern Province (Kenya)

Machakos County

Religion

Government

Education

Climate

Economy

=Future=

Services

Subdivisions

Nairobi metro

Statistics

=Nairobi Metro=

==Urbanisation==

==Wealth/poverty Level==

=South Eastern Kenya Region=

==Urbanisation==

==Wealth/poverty Level==

Notable People

See also

References

External links