15-631: Kangundo is a town in Machakos County , Kenya . Kangundo is part of the extensive 4 county metropolitan area of Nairobi. It is classified as a twin sister to the town of Tala due to their close proximity. Officially Kangundo- Tala 's population is the 9th largest urban area in Kenya . Kangundo-Tala is also part of the Eastern Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Tala is part of Kangundo town council. * 2009 census. Source: Machakos County
30-695: 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 , Scott Christian University , South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU), St. Paul's University, Kenya Institute of Management, African Training Center for Research and Technology, Century Park College, Machakos Institute of Technology , Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Machakos campus and Machakos Technical Training Institute for
45-1116: A new Machakos City and its proximity to Nairobi County to boost output in the economy. Stats for the county Source: USAid Kenya The county has eight constituencies: 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. Urbanisation by county within Nairobi Metro Source: OpenDataKenya Poverty level by county Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank Urbanisation by county in South Eastern Kenya Source: OpenDataKenya Poverty level by county Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank 1°30′S 37°15′E / 1.500°S 37.250°E / -1.500; 37.250 Konza Technology City Konza Technopolis, also known as called Silicon Savannah,
60-654: A shortlist. The Ministry and IFC selected the team led by HR&A Advisors, Inc. of New York City leading a 6-firm international team: Konza Technopolis was allowed by the Parliament Account Committee and endorsed by the Kenyan Government. The initial feasibility and concept master plan was prepared jointly by Deloitte and Pell Frischmann, a UK-based design consultancy and funded by the International Finance Corporation. At that stage,
75-404: Is a large technology hub planned by the government of Kenya to be built 64 km (39 mi) south of Nairobi on the way to the port city of Mombasa . It is marketed as a key driver of Kenya's national development plan, known as Kenya Vision 2030 . As of January 2019, the project appeared to be far behind schedule. Konza Technopolis is a business process outsourcing (BPO) project that
90-416: Is also intended to include a science park, a convention centre, shopping malls, hotels, international schools, and a health facility. The project is intended to be built 64 km south of Nairobi on the way to the port city of Mombasa , on 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of land spanning three counties namely Machakos County , Makueni County , and Kajiado County on a 10-kilometre radius buffer zone. It
105-575: Is being marketed by the Kenyan government through Kenya ICT Board. It is dubbed "where Africa's silicon savannah begins". According to the Konza information website, the project wants to attract business process outsourcing, software development, data centres, disaster recovery centres, call centres and light assembly manufacturing industries; and build a university campus focused on research and technology as well as hotels, residential areas, schools and hospitals. It
120-534: Is estimated to cost 1.2 trillion Kenyan shillings (approx US$ 14.5bn). It is marketed as a key driver of Kenya's national development plan, known as Kenya Vision 2030 . The Ministry of Information and Communications (Kenya) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) engaged Master Delivery Partner 1 (MDP1) to prepare a detailed business plan and master plan for Phase 1 in July 2012. The Expression of Interest for this assignment attracted 22 firm responses, narrowed to 6 in
135-403: 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
150-482: 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. The county is banking on projects such as the Konza Technology City ,
165-418: Is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 4 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nations wealth. The counties are: Source: NairobiMetro/ Kenya Census This Eastern Province (Kenya) location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Machakos County Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya , which came into being as part of
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#1732854876361180-459: The Blind. 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. 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
195-822: 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. 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
210-486: 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
225-642: The north west. Religion in Machakos County 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. The Machakos County Assembly
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