Potential and Actual Five Resources in Kajiado County-Kenya
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.
DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.
UNIT NAME: PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
UNIT CODE: ECD 206
TASK: IDENTIFY FIVE MAIN POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL NATURAL RESOURSES IN YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND DISCUSS THE ROLE IN COUNTY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NAME: IMRA ISSACK ADAN.
REGISTRATION : N36/0814/2010 NUMBER
INTRODUCTIONS
Kajiado County is one of the counties within the Rift Valley Province. It is located at the southern part of the province. Plains and occasional volcanic hills and valleys are the main physical features in the county. The land varies in altitude from about 500 meters around Lake Magadi to about 2,500 meters in the Ngong Hills area. Topographically, the county is divided into four different areas namely; Rift Valley, Kapiti Plains, Central Broken Ground and the Amboseli Plains.
The district has a bimodal rainfall pattern. The short rains fall between October and December while the long rains fall between March and May. Annual rainfall in Kajiado District is strongly influenced by altitude. Loitokitok, which has a high elevation, has the highest average rainfall of 1,250mm while Magadi and Lake Amboseli with the lowest elevations have the lowest annual average rainfall of about 500mm. Heavy rains also occur around Ngong Hills, Chyulu Hills and Nguruman Escarpment. The rainfall pattern on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro (Loitokitok region) is, however different in that, the October to December rainfall is more than the March to May rainfall.
Temperatures in the county also vary with both altitude and season. The highest temperatures of about 34oC are recorded around Lake Magadi while the lowest minimum of 10oC is experienced at Loitokitok on the
SCHOOL: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.
DEPARTMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.
UNIT NAME: PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
UNIT CODE: ECD 206
TASK: IDENTIFY FIVE MAIN POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL NATURAL RESOURSES IN YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND DISCUSS THE ROLE IN COUNTY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NAME: IMRA ISSACK ADAN.
REGISTRATION : N36/0814/2010 NUMBER
INTRODUCTIONS
Kajiado County is one of the counties within the Rift Valley Province. It is located at the southern part of the province. Plains and occasional volcanic hills and valleys are the main physical features in the county. The land varies in altitude from about 500 meters around Lake Magadi to about 2,500 meters in the Ngong Hills area. Topographically, the county is divided into four different areas namely; Rift Valley, Kapiti Plains, Central Broken Ground and the Amboseli Plains.
The district has a bimodal rainfall pattern. The short rains fall between October and December while the long rains fall between March and May. Annual rainfall in Kajiado District is strongly influenced by altitude. Loitokitok, which has a high elevation, has the highest average rainfall of 1,250mm while Magadi and Lake Amboseli with the lowest elevations have the lowest annual average rainfall of about 500mm. Heavy rains also occur around Ngong Hills, Chyulu Hills and Nguruman Escarpment. The rainfall pattern on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro (Loitokitok region) is, however different in that, the October to December rainfall is more than the March to May rainfall.
Temperatures in the county also vary with both altitude and season. The highest temperatures of about 34oC are recorded around Lake Magadi while the lowest minimum of 10oC is experienced at Loitokitok on the
References: 1. Republic of Kenya (1997).Kajiado District Development Plan for 1997-2001. 2. Republic of Kenya (2001).Kajiado District Poverty Reduction Strategy, papers 2001-2004. 3. Population projections for Kajiado district based on the 1999 census in Kenya sources from Republic of Kenya (2002).Kenya 1999 Population and Housing census. Analytical Report on Population projections-volume 7. 4. Integrated labour force survey, 1998/1999, Central Bureau of Statistics. 1. Republic of Kenya (1997).Kajiado District Development Plan for 1997-2001. 2. Republic of Kenya (2001).Kajiado District Poverty Reduction Strategy, papers 2001-2004. 3. Population projections for Kajiado district based on the 1999 census in Kenya sources from Republic of Kenya (2002).Kenya 1999 Population and Housing census. Analytical Report on Population projections-vol 7. 4. Integrated labour force survey,1998/1999,Central Bureau of Statistics.