Talk:Districts of Kenya

Problem with the map

There is a problem with the map — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.101.117.74 (talk • contribs) 01:49, 12 October 2007

Three years later, I'm agreeing with you, if the map you're referring to is File:Kenya districts colored.svg — the map used in the article as of 10:00, 18 October 2010 (UTC). The map should label the districts by name. 72.244.200.239 (talk) 10:00, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

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 North 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)

[edit] New districts In early 2007 37 new districts were created by the government.[1][2]. Many more districts have been created since then, such that in July 2009 there were 254 districts [3]. 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 [3].

The following list contains 208 districts, taken from a Kenyan government website in July 2009 [4]:

Districts Headquarters Central Province Gatanga District - Gatundu District Gatundu Githunguri District Githunguri Kabete District - Kandara District - Kiambaa District Kiambu Kiambu East District Kiambu Kiambu West District Limuru Kieni West District Chaka Kieni East District Chaka Kigumo District - Kipipiri District - Kirinyaga Central District - Kirinyaga East District Kerugoya Kirinyaga South District - Kirinyaga West District - Lari District - Mirangini District - Mukurweini District Mukurweini Muranga East District Muranga Muranga South District Kenol Nyandarua Central District Ol Kalou Nyandarua North District Nyahururu Nyandarua South District Engineer Nyandarua West District - Nyeri Central District Nyeri Nyeri East District Karatina Nyeri South District Nyeri Ruiru District - Thika East District Thika Thika West District - Coast Province Kaloleni District Kizurini Kilifi District Kilifi Kilindini District Dongo Kundu Kinango District Kinango Kwale District Kwale Lamu District Lamu Malindi District Malindi Mombasa District Mombasa Msabweni District Msambweni Taita District Wundanyi Tana Delta District - Tana River District Hola Taveta District Taveta Eastern Province Buuri District Timau Embu East District Runyenjes Embu West District Embu Garbatula District Garbatula Igembe North District Laare Igembe South District Maua Imenti North District Meru Imenti South District Nkubu Isiolo District Isiolo Kangundo District Kangundo Kathiani District - Kathonzweni District - Kibwezi District Makindu Kilungu District - Kitui Central District Kitui Kitui West District - Kyuso District Kyuso Maara District Kieganguru Machakos District Machakos Makueni District Wote Marsabit District Marsabit Marsabit North District Malkona Marsabit South District Laisamis Masinga District - Matungulu District - Mbeere North District Siakago Mbeere South District - Mbooni East District Mbumbuni Mbooni West District Mbooni Meru Central District Gatimbi Meru South District Chuka Moyale District Moyale Mukaa District - Mutitu District - Mutomo District Mutomo Mwala District - Mwingi District Mwingi Nzaui District - Tharaka North District Marimanti Tharaka South District - Tigania East District Muriri Tigania West District Urru Yatta District Kithimani Nairobi Province Nairobi East District Komarock Nairobi North District Kasarani Nairobi West District Ndararua/J.Kangethe Westlands District - North Eastern District Fafi District Bura Garissa District Garissa Ijara District Masaini Lagdera District Modogashe Mandera Central District Mandera Mandera East District El Wak Mandera North District Rhamu Mandera West District Tabaka Wajir East District Wajir Wajir North District Bute Wajir South District Habaswein Wajir West District Gritu Nyanza District Bondo District Bondo Borabu District Nyansiongo Gucha District Ogembo Homa Bay District Homa Bay Kanyanya District - Kisii Central District Kisii Kisii South District Kerina Kisumu East District Holo Kisumu West District Kisumu Kuria East District Kegonga Kuria West District Kehancha Manga District Manga Marani District - Masaba District Keroka Mbita District - Migori District Migori Ndhiwa District Ndhiwa North Masaba District - Nyakach District Pap Ondit Nyamache District - Nyamira District Nyamira Nyamira North District - Nyando District Awasi Nyatike District Macaider Rachuonyo North District - Rachuonyo South District - Rarieda District Madiany Rongo District Rongo Siaya District Siaya South Gucha District Nyamarambe Suba District Mbita Uriri District - Rift Valley Province Baringo Central District Kabarnet Baringo North District Kabartonjo Bomet District Bomet Buret District Litein East Pokot District Chemlingot Eldoret East District Naiberi Eldoret West District Eldoret Kajiado North District Kajiado Kajiado South District - Keiyo District Iten Kericho District Kericho Kipkelion District Kipkelion Koibatek District Eldama Ravine Kwanza District Endebess Laikipia Central District - Laikipia East District Nanyuki Laikipia North District Mukogodo Laikipia West District Rumuruti Loima District - Loitoktok District Loitoktok Marakwet District Kapsowar Marigat District - Mogotio District - Molo District Molo Naivasha District Naivasha Nakuru District Nakuru Town Nakuru North District Bahati Nandi Central District Kapsabet Nandi East District - Nandi North District Kabiyet Nandi South District Kabujoi Narok North District Narok Narok South District Olulunga Njoro District - North Pokot District Kacheliba Nyahururu District Nyahururu Pokot Central District Sighor Samburu Central District Maralal Samburu East District Wamba Samburu North District Baragoi Sotik District Sotik Tinderet District Maraba Trans Nzoia East District Maili Saba Trans Nzoia West District Kitale Trans Mara District Kilgoris Turkana Central District Lodwar Turkana East District - Turkana North District Lokitaung Turkana South District Lokichar Turkana West District - Wareng District Kesses West Pokot District Kapenguria Western Province Bungoma Central District Chwele Bungoma East District Webuye Bungoma North District Kimilili Bungoma South District Bungoma Bungoma West District Sirisia Bunyula District Budalangi Busia District Busia Butere District Butere Emuhaya District Kima Hamisi District Hamisi Kakamega Central District Kakamega Kakamega East District Shinyalu Kakamega North District Malava Kakamega South District Malinya Lugari District Lumakanda Mt. Elgon District Kapsokwony Mumias District Mumias Samia District Funyula Teso North District Amagoro Teso South District Amakura Vihiga District Mbale

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.202.208.199 (talk • contribs) 08:39, 25 July 2009

Converting District pages to Counties

Sometime ago I raised, on the Project Kenya talk page, the issue of Kenya's 1992 districts being converted into Counties and proposed that the District pages for said Districts be converted to County pages. Nobody responded so I assumed there was no objection. Over the past few months I set about systematically moving the 45 stand alone District pages, and updating them to reflect Kenya's new constitutional dispensation. I also made changes to a subdivisions of Kenya to the same effect, only for the binge to be summarily undone on some technical reasoning I don't get. Whats up with that? Kimemia Maina (talk) 19:11, 22 April 2013 (UTC)