Districts of Kenya

Districts of Kenya

The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts (wilaya).

List of districts of Kenya

Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya^[1] (district headquarters are in parenthesis):

Coast Province:

• Kilifi District (Kilifi)
• Kwale District (Kwale)
• Lamu District (Lamu)
• Mombasa District (Mombasa)
• Taita-Taveta District (Wundanyi)
• Tana River District (Tana River)

North Eastern Province:

• Garissa District (Garissa)
• Mandera District (Mandera)
• Wajir District (Wajir)

Eastern Province:

• Embu District (Embu)
• Isiolo District (Isiolo)
• Kitui District (Kitui)
• Machakos District (Machakos)
• Makueni District (Makueni)
• Marsabit District (Marsabit)
• Meru District (Meru)
• Tharaka-Nithi District

Central Province:

• Kiambu District (Kiambu)
• Kirinyaga District (Kerugoya/Kutus)
• Murang'a District (Murang'a)
• Nyandarua District (Nyahururu)
• Nyeri District (Nyeri)

Rift Valley Province:

• Baringo District (Kabarnet)
• Bomet District (Bomet)
• Elgeyo-Marakwet District
• Kajiado District (Kajiado)
• Kericho District (Kericho)
• Laikipia District (Nanyuki)
• Nakuru District (Nakuru)
• Nandi District (Kapsabet)
• Narok District (Narok)
• Samburu District (Maralal)
• Trans Nzoia District (Kitale)
• Turkana District (Lodwar)
• Uasin Gishu District (Eldoret)
• West Pokot District (Kapenguria)

Western Province:

• Bungoma District (Bungoma)
• Busia (Busia)
• Kakamega District (Kakamega)
• Vihiga District (Vihiga)

Nyanza Province:

• Homa Bay District (Homa Bay)
• Kisii Central (Kisii)
• Kisumu District (Kisumu)
• Migori District (Migori)
• Nyamira District (Nyamira)
• Siaya District (Siaya)

List of districts of Kenya (prior to 2007)

• Baringo District (Kabarnet)
• Bomet District (Bomet)
• Bondo District (Bondo)
• Bungoma District (Bungoma)
• Buret District (Litein)
• Busia (Busia)
• Butere/Mumias District (Butere)
• Embu District (Embu)
• Garissa District (Garissa)
• Gucha District (Ogembo)
• Homa Bay District (Homa Bay)
• Ijara District (Ijara)
• Isiolo District (Isiolo)
• Kajiado District (Kajiado)
• Kakamega District (Kakamega)
• Keiyo District (Iten/Tambach)
• Kericho District (Kericho)
• Kiambu District (Kiambu)
• Kilifi District (Kilifi)
• Kirinyaga District (Kerugoya/Kutus)
• Kisii Central (Kisii)
• Kisumu District (Kisumu)
• Kitui District (Kitui)
• Koibatek District (Eldama Ravine)
• Kuria District (Kehancha)
• Kwale District (Kwale)
• Laikipia District (Nanyuki)
• Lamu District (Lamu)
• Lugari District (Lugari)
• Machakos District (Machakos)
• Makueni District (Makueni)
• Malindi District (Malindi)
• Mandera District (Mandera)
• Maragua District (Maragua)
• Marakwet District (Kapsowar)
• Marsabit District (Marsabit)
• Mbeere District (Mbeere)
• Meru Central District (Meru)
• Meru North District (Maua)
• Meru South District (Chuka)
• Migori District (Migori)
• Mombasa District (Mombasa)
• Mount Elgon District (Mount Elgon)
• Moyale District (Moyale)
• Murang'a District (Murang'a)
• Mwingi District (Mwingi)
• Nairobi District (Nairobi)
• Nakuru District (Nakuru)
• Nandi (Kapsabet)
• Narok District (Narok)
• Nyamira District (Nyamira)
• Nyandarua District (Ol Kalou)
• Nyando District (Awasi)
• Nyeri District (Nyeri)
• Rachuonyo District (Oyugis)
• Samburu District (Maralal)
• Siaya District (Siaya)
• Suba District (Mbita)
• Taita-Taveta District (Wundanyi)
• Tana River District (Tana River)
• Teso District (Malaba)
• Tharaka District (Tharaka)
• Thika District (Thika)
• Trans Mara District (Kilgoris)
• Trans Nzoia District (Kitale)
• Turkana District (Lodwar)
• Uasin Gishu District (Eldoret)
• Vihiga District (Vihiga)
• Wajir District (Wajir)
• West Pokot District (Kapenguria)

New districts

In early 2007 37 new districts were created by the government.^[2][3]. Many more districts have been created since then, such that in July 2009 there were 254 districts ^[4]. 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 ^[4].

In August 2009, however, the High Court of Kenya declared all districts created after 1992 illegal. The judge stated that the district were created "in complete disregard of the law". As a result, Kenya has only 46 legal districts ^[5].

The following list contains 208 districts, taken from a Kenyan government website in July 2009 ^[6]:

References

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