Vihiga County whose headquarters is in Mbale is Located in the Western Region of Kenya. It boarders Nandi to the East, Kisumu County to the South, Siaya County to the West and KAKAMEGA County to the North. It is one of the four Counties in the former Western Province. Vihiga County has five Constituencies; Luanda, Emuhaya, Hamisi, Sabatia and Vihiga. The County’s population stands at 612,000.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing County, metropolitan, regional, urban, rural physical development plans;
• Proving guidance on data requirements for the various ‘categories of physical development plans;
• Implementing physical planning policies, strategies, standards and programmes;
• Conducting thematic regional and county studies urbanization patterns and sprawl;
• Inducting the physical planning liaison committee members;
• Conducting public education on physical planning and development control matters;
• Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings;
• Keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of physical planning liaison committee;
• Advising liaison committees and overseeing the enforcement of resolutions;
• Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county, metropolitan, regional, urban and rural physical development plans.

Requirements for Appointment

• Have served in the grade of Principal physical planner for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Have a Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines: – Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning from a recognized institution;
• Be a corporate member of Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
• Be registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board;
• Certificate in Strategic leadership Development Programme (SLDP) Course from a recognized institution OR its equivalent will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrated technical and professional competence as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Satisfies the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
• Salary scale: The salary, allowances and other benefits attached to this position will be as determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission.