Joannah Stutchbury (c.1954 - 2021) was a Kenyan land and environmental rights defender activist. She was the one of the leading conservationists of the environment of Kenyan forests, who is remembered for trying to protect Kiambu forest from encroachment. She helped the Kenya Forest Service . She was shot and killed on 15 July 2021 at the age of 67. Joannah was the great-niece of Jim Corbett .
24-725: Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya . Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika town. Kiambu County is the second most populous county in Kenya after Nairobi County. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to the South, Machakos to the East, Murang'a to the North and North East, Nyandarua to the North West, and Nakuru to the West. It has
48-420: A national park . She stopped her car to clear branches blocking her driveway when she was shot several times. Later, her neighbours found her body in her car. Her car engine was still running. Her valuables were still in the vehicle. From that, it was summised that the attack was not a robbery. Stutchbury had raised her voice against the encroachment and building up of structures in the nearby Kiambu Forest. Before
72-462: A mean temperature of 26 °C (79 °F) with temperatures as low as −7 °C (19 °F) in the upper highland areas of Limuru. The long rains start in mid-March to May, and the cold season from July to August. According to the 2019 census, there is a total population of 2,417,735 in the county: 1,187,146 males, 1,230,454 females, and 135 intersex persons. There are 796,241 households with an average household size of 3.0 persons per household and
96-489: 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. Joannah Stutchbury Stutchbury was born in about 1954 and she lived in Kiambu which
120-518: A population density of 952 people/km. Religion in Kiambu County Politically, the county is divided into 12 constituencies, 60 county assembly wards, 97 locations and 257 sub-locations. Kimani Wa Matangi is the governor of Kiambu County following his election win on a UDA Ticket and successful swearing-in after the 2022 General election. He is deputised by H.E. Rosemary Kirika who hails from Gatundu-North subcounty. Although
144-455: A population of 2,417,735. The county is 40% rural and 60% urban owing to Nairobi's consistent growth Northwards. The Kikuyu are the dominant tribe in the county. Kiambu is also an economic and political powerhouse in Kenya due to its sprawling population and relatively urban and educated populace. The county features the second most universities only behind Nairobi. The county has an average annual rainfall of 1,200 millimetres (47 in) and
168-471: 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
192-405: A total of 505 health facilities: 108 are public, 64 faith-based, and 333 private. Kiambu County has 2,652 health personnel of different cadre with a doctor/population ratio of 1:6,667, while the nurse population ratio is at 1:1,110. The immunization coverage is at 89%, close to the national target of 90%. According to 2016 estimates, HIV prevalence is at 5.6% (below the national 5.9%) and the county
216-499: Is a special economic zone and an industrial park located in Ruiru sub-county. Apart from real estate, individuals and organizations have also invested in processing. Companies operating in Kiambu include: Farmers Choice Ltd, 25 Kenchic Co. Ltd, Brookside Dairies, Githunguri Dairies, Ndumberi Dairies, Limuru Milk and Palmside Dairies. Kiambu has the second largest economy in Kenya, largely due to its sprawling population and close proximity to
240-569: Is nearly twenty kilometres from the centre of Nairobi. She was campaigning against the developers encroaching on the Kiambu Forest near Nairobi . 16% of Kiambu County , 40,000 hectares are covered by forest. The trees are used for wood fuel as there is a high demand for both charcoal and firewood. Tree planting projects are in progress as the trees face increasing temperatures due to climate change. Stutchbury had spoken out against land-grabbers and noted private developers. In 2018, she hit
264-506: Is ranked 6th in terms of HIV burden. 20 The county is covered by 2,049 kilometres (1,273 mi) of road networks. Of this, 459 kilometres (285 mi) is covered by earth surface, 1,075.8 kilometres (668.5 mi) is murram surface, and 515 kilometres (320 mi) is covered by bitumen. There are 19 Post Offices. There are 302 trading centers, 118 markets, 364 retail supermarkets, 5,813 registered businesses, 5,807 licensed retail traders and 5,740 licensed wholesale traders. Tatu City
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#1732802559954288-618: 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
312-587: 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
336-413: 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
360-486: 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
384-609: 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
408-511: The assembly are elected by the MCAs. The County Assembly is located at Kiambu town. The Kiambu High Court was established on 20 June 2016. As of 2017, it consists of a one-judge bench. It is temporarily located at Thika waiting for a permanent building to be constructed at Kiambu , the capital. The county has a county administrator who is appointed by the President of Kenya. He is not part of
432-422: The capital city. Kiambu also has the second most educated populace of any county in Kenya. Thika sub-county has 58 industries, including Bidco Oil Industries, Devki Steel Mills, Broadway Bakeries and Kenblest, among others. 16% of Kiambu County, 40,000 hectares are covered by forest. The trees are used for wood fuel as there is a high demand for both charcoal and firewood. Tree planting projects are in progress as
456-594: The capital is Kiambu town, the Executive conducts business from Thika town. Due to its large Agikuyu dominated populace, Kiambu tends to deliver large votes during presidential elections. In the 2017 presidential election Uhuru Kenyatta, the Jubilee party frontrunner received 912,607 votes in the county, which is the most votes ever received from a single county in Kenya's election history, actually this accounted for nearly sixty percent of Kenyatta's margin of victory in
480-698: The county government but is a representative of the President to assist with matters of administration in the county with regards to the national government. In Kiambu County, there are 1,515 ECD centers, 948 primary schools, 365 secondary schools, 33 youth polytechnics, 165 adult education centers, one technical training institution, one technical institute of technology. There are a number of universities: Kenyatta University, St Paul's University, Presbyterian University of East Africa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology and four private universities, Gretsa University , UMMA University , Mount Kenya University and Zetech University . Kiambu County has
504-412: The election. The current Kenya Kwanza government has its most members of Parliament from the county. The legislature of Kiambu County is a unicameral County Assembly. It comprises 60 elected Members of County Assembly (MCA) from the 60 wards of the county and 27 nominated members. The members hold office for a five-year term each, renewable during the general election. The speaker and deputy speaker of
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#1732802559954528-476: The headlines when she single-handedly confronted those developers. The developers were felling trees in the Kiambu Forests. She was told by unknown people that they would kill her if she continued intervening in their plan to constructing a roadway through the forest. On 15 July 2021, Joannah Stutchbury was shot dead near her home, allegedly because of her campaign against the development of wetlands in
552-478: The incident, she had received multiple death threats, but nevertheless continued to stand for the environment until her death. She owned land which she protected as she refused to sell it. She had discussed moving away because of the pressures. This was the first death of an environmentalist in Kenya for a year although eight had died in Africa. No quick arrests were made. The World Forest Organisation petitioned
576-1376: The trees face increasing temperatures due to climate change. In 2021 a leading activist, Joannah Stutchbury was assasinated after protesting about developments in the forest. The county has twelve constituencies and fourteen sub-counties. Of the twelve constituencies, Lari occupies the largest land mass at 439.2 km (169.6 sq mi), while Kabete is the smallest by landmass as it occupies 60.3 km (23.3 sq mi). Sub-counties are mostly derived from constituency boundaries but two constituencies, Ruiru and Thika , have two sub-counties each. Part of southern areas of Kiambu County are within Greater Nairobi, which consists of four out of 47 counties in Kenya. Urbanisation by County within Nairobi Metro Source: OpenDataKenya Poverty level by County Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank Urbanisation by County in Central Kenya Source: OpenDataKenya Poverty level by County Source: OpenDataKenya Worldbank Counties of Kenya The Counties of Kenya ( Swahili : Kaunti za Kenya ) are geographical units created by
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