Machakos County, nicknamed ‘Macha,’ was the first capital city of Kenya and is now an administrative county in Kenya. Machakos is made up of eight (8) constituencies including Machakos Town, Mavoko, Masinga, Yatta, Kangundo, Kathiani, Matungulu, and Mwala. Machakos Town is the administrative capital of the County.

Duties and responsibilities

• Drawing digitizing local county physical development plans
• Collecting and analysing geographical data for plan preparation
• Vetting and verifying physical development plans
• Inspecting sites
• Identifying site characteristics and establishing site suitability or proposed development
• Cataloguing and maintaining plan records
• Converting analogue data to digital format using geographical system

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

• A minimum experience of six (6) years in this field.
• Diploma in any of the following areas Urban and Regional planning, urban planning, Building, Civil Engineering, Cartography, Geo-informatics Geographic information systems (GIS) from a recognized Institution
• Associate membership of Kenya Institute of planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town planning chapter)
• Have certificate in computer from a recognized institutio