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Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in urban areas in Kenya.

From the 2013 general elections onwards Kenya will have three classes of local authorities: City'forms, Municipality, and Town authorities. Subject to the Urban Areas and Cities Act of 2011, there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu. Municipalities and towns are other forms of urban authorities and are generally named after their central town.

Local authorities usually differ from divisional and constituency boundaries used by the state administration.

Under the former act of parliament local authority administration consisted of a mayor, town clerk and councillors. The number of councillors depended on population and area of each authority and they were elected by the public during the Kenya general elections held every five years or by-elections held in between. Authorities were divided into wards and each ward elects only one councillor. Wards have often common boundaries with administrative locations.

Compared to many other countries, local authorities in Kenya were weak and are shadowed by state run administration.[1] However, during the international summit held in Nairobi September 2006, the Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki promised to strengthen local authorities.[2]

Under Kenya's new devolved system of government, the elected councils were dissolved and are set to be replaced by boards, in the case of city councils, and administrators, in the case of municipal and town councils, appointed by the county governments.[3][4]

List of local authorities in Kenya[]

These are the local authorities, dissolved in 2013, that operated under the old local authorities act.

Nairobi County[]

    • Nairobi city

Kiambu County[]

    • Kiambu municipality
    • Kiambu county council
    • Limuru municipality
    • Kikuyu town council
    • Karuri town council
  • Thika District
    • Thika municipality
    • Thika county council
    • Ruiru municipality

Kirinyaga County[]

Nyandarua County[]

    • Ol Kalou town council
    • Nyandarua county council

Nyeri County[]

    • Nyeri municipality
    • Nyeri county council
    • Karatina municipality
    • Othaya town council

Murang'a County[]

Kilifi County[]

    • Kilifi town council
    • Kilifi county council
    • Mariakani town council

Kwale County[]

    • Kwale town council
    • Kwale county council
  • Malindi District
    • Malindi municipality
    • Malindi county council

Lamu County[]

    • Lamu county council

Mombasa County[]

    • Mombasa municipality

Taita-Taveta County[]

    • Taita-Taveta county council
    • Taveta town council
    • Voi municipality

Tana River County[]

    • Tana river- Hola
    • Tana delta- Garseni
    • Tana north - Bura

Embu County[]

    • Embu municipality
    • Embu county council
    • Runyenjes municipality
  • Mbeere District
    • Mbeere county council

Isiolo County[]

    • Isiolo county council

Kitui County[]

Makueni County[]

Machakos County[]

    • Machakos municipality
    • Masaku county council
    • Mavoko municipality (Athi River town)
    • Kangundo town council
    • Matuu town council

Marsabit County[]

    • Marsabit county council
    • Moyale county council

Meru County[]

Tharaka-Nithi County[]

Garissa County[]

Mandera County[]

    • Mandera town council
    • Mandera county council

Wajir County[]

    • Wajir county council
  • Gucha District
    • Ogembo town council
    • Gucha county council
    • town council
    • town council
    • town council

Homa Bay County[]

    • Homa Bay municipality
    • Homa Bay county council

Kisii County[]

    • Kisii municipality
    • Gusii county council
    • Keroka town council
    • town council
    • town council

Nyamira County[]

    • Nyamira town council
    • Nyamira county council
    • town council

Kisumu County[]

    • Kisumu municipality
    • Kisumu county council

Migori County[]

Siaya County[]

Baringo County[]

  • Baringo District
    • Kabarnet municipality
    • Baringo county council

Bomet County[]

Elgeyo Marakwet County[]

Kajiado County[]

    • Kajiado town council
    • county council

Kericho County[]

Laikipia County[]

    • Nanyuki municipality
    • Laikipia county council
    • Nyahururu municipality
    • Rumuruti town council

Nakuru County[]

Nandi County[]

    • Kapsabet municipality
    • Nandi county council
    • Nandi Hills town council

Narok County[]

Samburu County[]

    • Maralal town council
    • Samburu county council

Trans-Nzoia County[]

    • Kitale municipality
    • Nzoia county council

Turkana County[]

    • Lodwar municipality
    • Turkana county council
    • Nanam Ward in Turkana West serves as the main source of minerals, contact Lokarach Titus for more details. 0720703380

Uasin Gishu County[]

    • Eldoret municipality
    • county council
    • town council

West Pokot County[]

Bungoma County[]

Busia County[]

Kakamega County[]

Vihiga County[]

    • Vihiga municipality
    • Vihiga county council
    • Luanda town council

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Samuel O. Owuor, B. Charlery, M. Chretin and B. Schaffner: Urban planning and management in small and medium-size towns In: Les Cahiers d’Afrique de l’Est – Supplementary Issue, 23–48, September 2006
  2. ^ Africities summit 2006 Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ End of era for 175 local authorities, http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Councils-dissolved-to-pave-way-for-counties/-/1056/1666572/-/yxrawg/-/index.html
  4. ^ THE URBAN AREAS AND CITIES ACT, http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/257994-1335471959878/Urban_Areas_and_Cities_Act_2011.pdf

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