The Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027 outlines strategies for inclusive socio-economic development and improved quality of life.
Summary
Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan Summary (2023-2027)
This summary highlights the main goals, development priorities, sector focus areas, and implementation issues in the Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027.
Laikipia County Summary
Laikipia County Summary
Executive Summary
The Laikipia County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027 is the third blueprint for integrated socio-economic development. It consolidates stakeholder input, reviews past performance, and aligns with Vision 2030 and the SDGs. The plan addresses economic challenges, including declining incomes and food insecurity, through strategies for economic recovery, improved healthcare, water access, climate change mitigation, and employment creation.
Key Priorities
- Enhance access to affordable healthcare
- Improve the business environment
- Increase access to clean water
- Promote climate change adaptation
- Create employment opportunities
- Strengthen health service delivery
- Upgrade health facilities
- Support vulnerable populations
Sectors
- Health
- Water and Environment
- Trade and Tourism
- Economic Planning
- Agriculture
- Infrastructure
- Youth Development
- Social Services
Challenges
- Declining household incomes
- Food insecurity due to climate change
- Low forest cover
- Climate change impacts on ecosystems
- Limited access to social amenities
- Resource mobilization challenges
- Uneven settlement patterns
- Threats to forest cover
Implementation
- Need for effective cooperation and synergy
- Preventing role overlaps
- Mobilizing resources
- Bridging resource gaps
- Ensuring stakeholder coordination
- Enforcing revenue collection laws
- Managing development risks
Notable Facts
- Total Land Area: 9,532.2 Km2
- 2019 Population: 518,560
- Projected Population 2027: 605,600
- 2019 Population Density: 54 persons/Km2
- Arable Land Area: 1,998.7 Km2
- Forest Cover: 6.71%
- Human Development Index (HDI) 2019: 0.574
- Youth Development Index (YDI) 2020: 0.5952
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