County Governments Act▤
Planning for nationally significant projects in a county
(1) Development of nationally significant development projects within counties shall be preceded by mandatory public hearings in e…
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Giving effect to the county integrated development plan
(1) A county’s integrated development plan shall— (a) inform the county’s budget which shall be based on the annual development pr…
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Amending county integrated development plans
(1) A county executive committee may by a resolution, introduce a proposal to amend the county’s integrated development plan. (2)…
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City or municipal plans
(1) For each city and municipality there shall be the following plans— (a) city or municipal land use plans; (b) city or municipal…
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County spatial plans
(1) There shall be a ten year county GIS based database system spatial plan foreach county, which shall be a component part of the…
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County sectoral plans
(1) A County department shall develop a ten year county sectoral plan as component parts of the county integrated development plan…
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County integrated development plan
(1) There shall be a five year county integrated development plan for each county which shall have— (a) clear goals and objectives…
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Types and purposes of county plans
(1) To guide, harmonize and facilitate development within each county there shall be the following plans— (a) county integrated de…
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Integrating national and county planning
(1) Cooperation in planning shall be undertaken in the context of the law governing inter-governmental relations. (2) County plans…
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Planning in the county
(1) A county planning unit shall be responsible for— (a) coordinating integrated development planning within the county; (b) ensur…
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Obligation to plan by the county
(1) A county government shall plan for the county and no public funds shall be appropriated outside a planning framework developed…
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Objectives of county planning
The objectives of county planning shall be to— (a) ensure harmony between national, county and sub-county spatial planning require…
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Principles of planning and development facilitation
The principles of planning and development facilitation in a county shall— (a) integrate national values in all processes and conc…
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Institutional framework for civic education
Subject to section 100, County legislation shall provide the requisite institutional framework for purposes of facilitating and im…
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Design and implementation of civic education
(1) Subject to subsection (2), each county shall implement an appropriate civic education programme and establish a civic educatio…
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Purpose and objectives of civic education
(1) The purpose of civic education under this Act is to have an informed citizenry that actively participates in governance affair…
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Principles of civic education
(1) The principles of civic education are intended to promote— (a) empowerment and enlightenment of citizens and government; (b) c…
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Inclusion and integration of minorities and marginalized groups
A county government, public and private organisation and private individual, shall observe the following principles— (a) protectio…
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Access to information
(1) Every Kenyan citizen shall on request have access to information held by any county government or any unit or department there…
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County communication framework
(1) A County government shall establish mechanisms to facilitate public communication and access to information in the form of med…
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Objectives of county communication
A County government shall use the media to— (a) create awareness on devolution and governance; (b) promote citizens understanding…
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Principles of public communication
Public communication and access to information shall be based on the following principles— (a) integration of communication in all…
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Part to apply to decentralized units
(1) The provisions of this Part shall apply with necessary modifications to all decentralized units of the county. (2) The governo…
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Offence of obstructing or hindering the County Development Board
Any person who knowingly and unlawfully obstructs, hinders, undermines or prevents the County Development Board from discharging i…
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