25-706: Rabai , also called Rabai Mpya (New Rabai) , is a historic location and Sub-County in Kilifi County , Kenya about 12 miles northwest of the city of Mombasa . It is the first place in Kenya where missionaries of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) established a Christian mission. Johann Ludwig Krapf came to Rabai in 1844 with his pregnant wife Rosine, whom he had married in Egypt . Shortly afterwards on 9 June 1844, his wife died of malaria . At
50-786: A High Court ruling in September 2009, there were 46 legal districts in Kenya, excluding Nairobi which constituted a 47th district. Following the Kenyan general election, 2013 , these districts and Nairobi now constitute the 47 counties which will be the basis for rolling out devolution as set out in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya (district headquarters are in parentheses): Coast Province : North Eastern Province : Eastern Province : Central Province : Rift Valley Province : Western Province : Nyanza Province : All these 46 districts (plus Nairobi) have been replaced with 47 counties since March 2013, promoting them as
75-414: A limited organisation for providing public services locally. These remaining sub-counties are transitional and could be replaced by more efficient cooperative structures grouping the local services in organised cities and their surrounding towns, either for dedicated missions or for temporary plans; so they may be deeply reorganised or disappear at any time. The remaining sub-counties already do not match with
100-518: A more administrative function like security, statistical purposes, provision of government services, etc. Even though the sub-counties are divisions of counties, powers to create new national sub-counties lies with the national government. As of 2023, there are 314 sub-counties, compared to 290 constituencies. A deputy county commissioner is appointed by the state to lead each sub-county. The sub-counties are further divided into divisions , locations and sub-locations. Districts were introduced in Kenya by
125-420: The 1963 Constitution of Kenya , apart from Nairobi , there were forty districts across the seven semi-autonomus regions of Kenya which later became to be referred as provinces. The districts were represented by a single member in the senate . Coast Region : North Eastern Region : Eastern Region : Central Region : Rift Valley Region : Western Region : Nyanza Region : Following
150-544: The Constitution of Kenya . In that case, constituencies are sometimes referred to as 'sub-counties' at county management level, but defer significantly from the sub-counties at national level. The sub-counties have a sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board. The sub-counties or constituencies in this case are further divided into wards and villages. The county governments are mandated to appoint administrators in both decentralised levels. As per
175-588: The High Court declared all districts created after 1992 unlawful, though they remained functional. Under the former Constitution of Kenya, the Provinces of Kenya were subdivided into a number of districts ( wilaya ). In line with restructuring the national administration to fit with the devolved government system brought in by the 2010 Constitution, that came into full effect following elections in March 2013,
200-401: The 8 provinces and their administrators and districts were replaced by County Commissioners at the county level, while former districts existing as of 2013 were re-organised as sub-counties, and had Deputy Commissioners appointed over them. At county government level, except for the parts which fall under urban areas, sub-counties coincide with the constituencies created under article 89 of
225-533: The City of Nairobi – constitute the 47 counties into which Kenya is now divided administratively, and they are also the 47 constituencies for the elections to the National Senate. All the former districts have disappeared (as well as the former 8 provinces whose devolution was transferred to the new 47 counties), and are now considered only as "sub-counties", without autonomy; they are used in urban areas for
250-466: 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 a separate election for
275-472: 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 the Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlined in article 183), functions outlined in
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#1732764897013300-503: The High Court decision in September 2009): In August 2009, however, the High Court of Kenya declared all districts created after 1992 illegal. The judge stated that the districts were created "in complete disregard of the law" . As a result, Kenya had only 46 legal districts (excluding Nairobi with its special constitutional status as the capital of the country). Following the March 2013 elections, these 46 districts – together with
325-497: The High Court outlawed 210 of them). The creation of new districts has been criticised by opponents for being waste of money and a populist attempt to please local residents. The government, however, say new districts bring services closer to the people and will provide security. The following list contains 208 districts, taken from a Kenyan government website in July 2009 (the list is incomplete, but their number stopped growing after
350-636: The Rabai Museum was founded in memory of Krapf and his work in the area. The Rabai festival is an annual event held in November to celebrate the history, life and culture of the Rabai and their small town. Citations Sources External links Sub-Counties of Kenya Sub-counties , formerly known as Districts , are the decentralised units through which government of Kenya provides functions and services. At national level, sub-counties take
375-508: The colonial government to ease control and management of the colony. The number of districts in Kenya through the colonial period varied. Headed by District Commissioners (DC), districts were the second level of administration after the provinces . In 1962, as the colony was transitioning to self-rule, the colonial government redrew the districts and capped them at forty, in addition to the Nairobi Area . A bicameral parliament meant that
400-447: 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
425-556: The districts were to send one senator to the Senate . In 1966, the Senate was abolished by an amendment to the constitution, making the districts purely administrative. By 1992, one district had been eliminated, six more had been created by splitting some of the existing districts. By the start of the 21st century more districts had been created, and by 2005, seventy two districts were in existence, and by 2010, Kenya had 265 districts. In 2009,
450-595: The first level of administrative subdivisions of the country, and the 8 former provinces (which were the first level of subdivisions) have been dissolved. New districts started to be created by President Moi, and there were up to 57 districts in 2003 when President Kibaki first came into office. In early January 2007, 37 new districts were created by the government from the 14 former districts, rising their number to 70. Many more districts have been created since then, such that in July 2009 there were 254 districts (an up to 256 districts plus Nairobi on 20 September 2009, when
475-421: 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 the Constitution of Kenya). The functions of governments assigned to counties by the fourth schedule of
500-508: The mission was moved inland to Ribe. Krapf went back to Europe and Thomas Wakefield became the lead missionary. Rebecca Wakefield , Charles New and Butterfield were among those lost. The people of Rabai are known as Rabai (Warabai in Swahili ) and their language is also known as Rabai (kirabai in Swahili). They are one of the nine tribes known as Mijikenda . The Krapf Museum also known as
525-658: 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 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
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#1732764897013550-473: 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 the general elections in March 2013 . The counties' names are set out in the First Schedule of
575-486: The spring of 1850 Erhardt and Krapf travelled by dhow down the East African coast from Mombasa. The boat was small and food was scarce, poor quality and difficult to prepare due to the rain. However, they collected much information about the interior. After the voyage the two returned to the mission station, and in 1851 Krapf left for Europe to recuperate. Krapf returned and new missionaries were sent. Several died and
600-414: The subdivision of the new 47 counties into electoral-only "wards" (based on resident population, to determine the number of elected seats for each county in the National Senate. Nairobi sub-counties Counties of Kenya The Counties of Kenya ( Swahili : Kaunti za Kenya ) are geographical units created by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government . They replaced
625-499: The time of her death, Krapf was also taken ill and their newborn infant died 3 days later. They were buried at Rabai. In 1846 Krapf together with Johannes Rebmann set up a mission at Rabai. Dr. Krapf learnt the local languages and translated the bible into Swahili. On 10 June 1849 Jakob Erhardt and John Wagner arrived at the Rabai Mpya mission station, where they joined Krapf and Rebmann. However, Wagner died on 1 August 1849. In
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