Kilifi County Integrated Development Plan Summary (2023-2027)

Executive Summary

The Kilifi County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027 builds on devolution progress to address poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity. It emphasizes investments in health, education, water, and social protection, alongside job creation via agricultural value chains and attracting foreign investment. The plan also mainstreaming gender, disability, youth, and climate change, and aims to automate government services and strengthen policy frameworks.

Key Priorities

• Improve healthcare quality and access.
• Enhance education access and quality.
• Ensure access to clean water and sanitation.
• Create employment through agricultural value chains.
• Attract foreign direct investment.
• Integrate gender, disability, youth, and climate change.
• Automate government services for efficiency.

Sectors

• Health
• Education
• Water and Sanitation
• Agriculture
• Trade and Tourism
• Energy and Infrastructure
• Social Protection
• Public Administration

Challenges

• Poverty and unemployment.
• Food and nutrition insecurity.
• Disease burden.
• Limited access to water and sanitation.
• Agricultural productivity.
• Attracting investment.
• Ensuring equitable development.
• Resource mobilization.
• Plan implementation risks.

Implementation

• Resource gaps.
• Implementation risks.
• Stakeholder coordination.
• M&E capacity.
• Revenue collection challenges.
• Strengthening institutional frameworks.
• Integrating cross-cutting issues.
• Asset management.

Notable Facts

• County Area: 12,370.8 km2
• 2019 Population: 1,453,787
• 2022 Population Projection: 1,517,824
• Sub-Counties: 7
• Wards: 35
• Average Household Size (2019): 4.8

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