Access to Water

In 2014, the County Government launched a comprehensive infrastructure programme aimed at improving the lives of Machakos residents. Under its water infrastructure programme, the county government of Machakos has drilled over 50 boreholes, and supplied water raised tanks for treated water for over 300 villages to ensure water security. This has seen a significant improvement of the access to quality water to 60%.

Access to Food

Most of Kenya’s top retail chain supermarkets have branches within Machakos County. These provide access to food to the people living in urban centers. In the rural areas, agricultural production is dominated by cereals, grain legumes, root crops and several industrial crops like cotton and coffee.

Horticultural crops grown within the county also have a dual subsistence as well as cash function to sustain the people living in rural areas.To encourage agriculture as an investment sector and boost the county’s food security, the county government has set subsidies on farm inputs and is facilitating women groups to set up green houses in each of the county’s 40 wards.

Access to Electricity

The Kenya Power Company is the sole distributor of electricity in Kenya. Most residential areas, urban centers and industrial zones within the county already have electricity connections but for new connections, one is required to fill Electricity Application Forms and pay a refundable deposit. Applications for new connection can be done online. Once can also follow-up on the progress of their application online.

Access to Quality Housing

Real estate in Kenya is currently undergoing a boom and Machakos County is a key player in the retail housing market providing affordable quality housing compared to the neighboring Nairobi County. The county is streamlining building plan approvals to ensure that all development plans submitted are approved within 21 days.

Access to quality health care

Machakos currently has health centers within every sub-county and a Provincial General Hospital (Machakos Level 5 Hospital) with a bed capacity of 375. The hospital offers a wide range of services and has recently launched a fully furnished Cancer Centre.

Given the real estate boom currently being experienced in the county, there has been an increase in the urban population and a rise in the demand for quality healthcare. This has attracted investment in the healthcare sector with major players setting up facilities within the county such as Agha Khan Hospital, Bristol Park, and Meridian Medical Centre.