Garissa County
| Garissa County | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 Location in Kenya |
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| Coordinates: 0°27′25″S 39°39′30″E / 0.45694°S 39.65833°ECoordinates: 0°27′25″S 39°39′30″E / 0.45694°S 39.65833°E | |
| Country |
 Kenya
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| Formed | March 4th 2013 |
| Capital | Garissa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nathif Jama Adam (WDM-K) |
| • Deputy Governor | Abdullahi Hussein Ali (WDM-K) |
| • Senator | Yusuf Haji (TNA) |
| • Women Representative | Shukran Hussein Gure (WDM-K) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,720.2 km2 (17,652.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 623,060 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Website | garissa.go.ke |
Garissa County is an administrative County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest urban area is Garissa. The large complex of refugee camps at Dadaab, with more than 260,000 Somali refugees (as of August 31, 2016), is located in Garissa County. The county has a population of 623,060, and a land area of about 45,720.2 km².
Garissa County is mostly inhabited by ethnic Somalis. It has six constituencies:
According to the new Constitution that was enacted in 2010, each County will have an assembly whose members are elected from single member constituencies known as wards. There may also be a number of nominated members as this is necessary to ensure that neither male nor female members constitute more than two-thirds of the assembly. There will also be six nominated members to represent marginalised groups (persons with disabilities, and the youth) and a speaker who will be an ex-official member of the assembly. A County Assembly is elected for a term of five years. The Speaker is elected by the assembly members from among people who are not members of the Assembly. The Speaker presides over all sittings of the assembly and in his absence is deputised a deputy speaker who is elected from members within the assembly. The County assembly exercises an oversight over the County Government and makes laws that are necessary to ensure the smooth performance of the county government.
According to the new Constitution, a County Public Service Board shall consist of:
The appointment of the members of the County Public Service Board shall be through a competitive process.
The Garissa County Public Service Board Consists of:
The functions of the County Public Service Board shall be, on behalf of the county government, to—
Stats for the County
Source: USAid Kenya
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