18-415: Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya , located south of Mount Kenya . Its capital is Kutus and its largest town is Wanguru . In 2019, the county had a population of 610,411 people and has an area of 1,478.1 km. The county is bordered to the east and south by Embu County , to the south by a tiny part of Machakos County , to the southwest by Murang'a County and to
36-567: A Senate that consisted of 41 senators elected for six years, with one-third of the members retiring every two years. Timothy Chokwe served as the first speaker of the Senate. The Senate was abolished in 1966, when its membership was combined with that of the House of Representatives to form a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The 2013 General Election took place on 4 March 2013. Under
54-662: A county, Kutus was made the county Headquarters. In 2007, Kirinyaga District was divided into four new districts: Since April 2013, the County Government of Kirinyaga has administered all of Kirinyaga County. Formerly, the County Council of Kirinyaga administered the county excluding the area that was administered by the Municipal Council of Kerugoya/Kutus and the Town Council of Sagana-Kagio. Kirinyaga County's governor
72-404: A number of nominated members as is necessary to ensure that neither male nor female members constitute more than two-thirds of the assembly. There will also be six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and the youth) and a county assembly speaker who will be an ex officio member of the assembly. Senate of Kenya Opposition (33) The Senate of
90-471: A separate election for the deputy governor but shall declare the running mate of the person who is elected county governor to have been elected as the deputy governor. Each county will be run by an executive committee, consisting of: Uniquely among democracies, Kenyan law requires governors to have a recognised university degree. The counties each have an assembly whose members are elected from single-member constituencies known as wards. There may also be
108-642: Is Anne Waiguru , who was elected to her first term in 2017, succeeding Joseph Ndathi . She was re-elected in 2022. Kirinyaga District is divided as follows: The county has four constituencies: Religion in Kirinyaga County Urbanisation by County in Central Kenya Source: OpenDataKenya Poverty level by County Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank Like most counties in the Mount Kenya region, agriculture
126-623: Is done on a small scale. There is also fishing in Sagana along the Sagana River. Kirinyaga County's business sector is growing quickly. Another significant economic feature is tourism. In 2013 Kirinyaga was ranked the second richest county in Kenya. 0°30′S 37°17′E / 0.500°S 37.283°E / -0.500; 37.283 Counties of Kenya The Counties of Kenya ( Swahili : Kaunti za Kenya ) are geographical units created by
144-606: Is the main economic activity in Kirinyaga County. The county is best known for rice production from the Mwea Irrigation Scheme, which is watered by canal from the Thiba River. Coffee and tea are also grown in the cooler areas of the county. Other crops grown in the area include maize , beans , tomatoes , French beans , and other horticultural crops. Due to the scarcity of land and high population, most agriculture
162-601: The 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government . They replaced the previous provincial system . The establishment and executive powers of the counties is provided in Chapter Eleven of the Constitution on devolved government, the Constitution's Fourth Schedule and any other legislation passed by the Senate of Kenya concerning counties. The counties are also single-member constituencies which elect members of
180-576: The general elections in March 2013 . The counties' names are set out in the First Schedule of the Constitution. Under the new constitution, Kenya is now divided into 47 counties for administrative purposes. They are grouped below according to the former province they were separated from, with their areas and populations as of the 2009 and the 2019 census: Abbreviations County governments are responsible for county legislation (outlined in article 185 of
198-413: The Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlined in article 183), functions outlined in the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya, functions transferred from the national government through article 187 of the constitution of Kenya, functions agreed upon with other counties under article 189(2) of the constitution of Kenya, and establishment and staffing of a public service (under article 235 of
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#1732854510214216-486: The Constitution of Kenya). The functions of governments assigned to counties by the fourth schedule of the Constitution of Kenya are: Counties are mandated by the 2010 constitution of Kenya to enact legislation and laws that ensures management and controls of fire fighting. The county governor and the deputy county governor are the chief executive and deputy chief executive of the county, respectively. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission shall not conduct
234-585: The Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya , along with the National Assembly . The Senate was first established as part of Kenya's 1963 Constitution . After being abolished in 1966, the Senate was re-established by Article 93 of the new 2010 Constitution to represent counties ' interests as well as pass legislation concerning counties. Kenya's 1963 Constitution established
252-489: The Senate, and special woman members to the National Assembly . As of 2022, there were 47 counties whose size and boundaries were based on 1992 districts . Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting a county commissioner to each county to serve as a collaborative link with national government. County governments were established in all 47 counties after
270-528: The mountain, his guide, Kamba trader Chief Kivoi , told Krapf that the mountain was called Kii Nyaa , the Kamba translation of the Kikuyu's Kiri Nyaga . Krapf would then record this as Kenya , a name which would be applied to the mountain and later the country. Kirinyaga District was established in 1963 from the western part of Embu District . Kerugoya was the district's administrative headquarters. After it became
288-522: The new Constitution , which was passed during the 2010 Referendum , the 2013 general election was the first to include the election of Senators representing the 47 newly created counties. They were also the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission . According to their share of elected seats, the political parties nominated an additional 16 women. Additional nominations were made for two members representing
306-494: The northwest by Nyeri County . Kirinyaga County lies between 1158m and 5199m above sea level; its highest point is the summit of Mount Kenya. Kirinyaga County's governor is Anne Waiguru , who was elected for her first term in 2017, succeeding Joseph Ndathi . She was re-elected in 2022. The name Kirinyaga is derived from the name of the mountain now called Mount Kenya . When the German explorer Johann Ludwig Krapf came across
324-458: The youth and two members representing Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD). The Speaker of the Senate, who is an ex officio member , is elected by the Senators sworn in on the first Sitting of the Senate. The powers and role of the Senate in Kenya are as follows: Source: Kenyan Parliament (2020) The Senate consists of 47 members directly elected by their counties, 16 women nominated by
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