West Pokot County is one of the 14 Counties in the Rift Valley region. It is situated in the North Rift along Kenya’s Western boundary with Uganda border. It borders Turkana County to the North and North East, Trans Nzoia County to the South, Elgeyo Marakwet County and Baringo County to the South East and East respectively. The County lies within Longitudes 34° 47’and 35° 49’ East and Latitude 1° and 2° North and covers an area of approximately 9,169.4 km2. West Pokot County, whose Headquarters is Kapenguria, is mainly inhabited by Pokot community and minority community of Sengwer. We are religious people, and most of us are Christians, but we also have Muslims. Our culture is rich, and we embrace it.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiating, preparing and monitoring the implementation of county and local physical development plans;
•  Preparing action plans for specific projects such as residential housing schemes, shopping centers, industrial estates and recreational facilities;
•  Providing advice to County government and agencies on development proposals and plans;
•  Implementing and providing feedback on physical planning guidelines and standards;
•  undertaking thematic regional studies on matters relating to physical planning; keeping up-to-date physical planning data;
•  Setting agenda and convening physical planning liaison committee meetings;
•  keeping record of deliberations and communicating decisions of the physical planning liaison committees;
•  Providing advice on development control;
•  carrying out public education on physical planning matters;
•  Preparing annual state of physical planning reports on county and local physical development plans.

Requirements for Appointment

•  Served in the grade of Chief Physical Planner for a minimum period of three (3) years;
•  Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Planning or Town Planning, Physical Planning or any related courses from a recognized institution;
•  Membership to the Kenya Institute of Planners or Architectural Association of Kenya (Town Planning Chapter);
•  Be Registered by the Physical Planners Registration Board;
•  Certificate in computer application skills;
•  Demonstrated merit and shown ability as reflected in work performance and results.
•  Fulfill the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution

Terms of Service:

•  3 years Contract renewable subject to performance.
•  Salary as prescribed by SRC.