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The Counties of Kenya have devolved functions of the former central government. [16] Each county has its own Governor who is directly elected and thereafter becomes the highest elected official in the county. [17] Each county has its own County Assembly with MCAs (Members of the County Assembly) as representatives.
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 the previous provincial system . [ 1 ]
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Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there were 46 legal districts in Kenya, [7] 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):
That government was semi-presidential in form, with the executive headed by a president and a prime minister, and ministers were appointed to reflect political parties' relative strength in Kenya's 10th Parliament in which Raila Odinga's party, the Orange Democratic Movement was the largest party.
The county government, which is allotted devolved functions as stated in the Constitution of Kenya, is headed by a county governor, who appoints his/her cabinet. The county's legislature is headed by the County Speaker, who presides over the County Assembly.
The county was created by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as a new unit of the devolved government. Prior to the 2010 constitution, Garissa County was part of the North Eastern Province which was one of the former provinces of Kenya.
The county government shall now fully responsible for health service delivery to residents in the county through health facilities and pharmacies as enshrined in Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010). The infant mortality Rates for Kisumu County is relatively high, at 95/1000. The under five mortality rates for the county are 149/1000.