Kenya (former provinces system)
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Kenya (former provinces system) was the country’s former administrative structure that divided the nation into several large provinces before they were replaced by a county-based system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division system
ⓘ
former administrative structure ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Constitution of Kenya 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | first-level ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryChangesOccurred | yes ⓘ |
| capitalOfCentralProvince | Nyeri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfCoastProvince | Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfEasternProvince | Embu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfNairobiProvince | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfNorthEasternProvince | Garissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfNyanzaProvince | Kisumu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRiftValleyProvince | Nakuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfWesternProvince | Kakamega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consistedOf |
Central Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coast Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nairobi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ North Eastern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyanza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatusAfter2010 | transitional only ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| devolutionStatus | limited devolution ⓘ |
| effectiveAbolitionYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| existedDuring | post-independence Kenya ⓘ |
| governanceType | centralized administrative hierarchy ⓘ |
| governedBy | provincial commissioners ⓘ |
| hadOfficialLanguage |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherLevelUnitOf | districts ⓘ |
| largestProvinceByArea | Rift Valley Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Kenya (before 2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPurpose | territorial administration ⓘ |
| mappingToNewUnits | provinces were split into multiple counties ⓘ |
| notUsedFor | fully devolved local government ⓘ |
| numberOfProvinces | 8 ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | colonial-era administrative regions ⓘ |
| oversaw | provincial administration ⓘ |
| reformMotivation | need for greater devolution and local representation ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Kenya county system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| smallestProvinceByArea | Nairobi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdividedInto | districts ⓘ |
| succeededBy | 47 counties of Kenya ⓘ |
| usedFor |
central government administration
ⓘ
coordination of national government functions ⓘ |
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