<p><strong>LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN KENYA </strong></p>
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<li>18<strong>. Name any one officer of municipal council who is appointed by the public service commission</strong>.</li>
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<ul>
<li>The town clerk</li>
<li>The treasurer</li>
<li>The engineer</li>
<li>The medical officer of health</li>
<li>Municipal education officer</li>
</ul>
<p>(any 1 x 1 =1 mark)</p>
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<li>a) <strong>Name three types of local authorities in Kenya.</strong></li>
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<ul>
<li>City councils</li>
<li>Municipal council</li>
<li>Town council</li>
<li>County council</li>
<li>Urban council</li>
</ul>
<p>Any 3 x 1 = 3 marks</p>
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<li>b) Explain the services offered by local authorities.</li>
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<li>They provide street lighting</li>
<li>Ensure safety of residents</li>
<li>Provide houses to residents &; approves housing plans for individuals and companies</li>
<li>Maintain roads within their areas of jurisdiction.</li>
<li>Provide education facilities to residents</li>
<li>Provide recreational facilities e.g. stadium, social hall</li>
<li>Provide health facilities</li>
<li>Provide employment opportunities &; training to many people.</li>
<li>Provide water &; sewerage services, collect garbage in towns &; provide proper sanitation.</li>
<li>Burying unclaimed bodies/offer cemeteries.</li>
<li>Link the people with the government of Kenya through elected leaders.</li>
<li>Mobilize local resources and energy in carrying projects within their areas.</li>
<li>They promote commercial activities by building and maintaining markets .</li>
<li>They make by-laws that regulate the activities and behaviour of those living in their areas of jurisdiction.</li>
<li>Maintain public areas such as squares and gardens</li>
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<p>Any 6 x 2 = 12 marks</p>
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<p><strong>ANS 18,25 DIST 1</strong></p>
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<li>Mention two senior officers in Local Authority appointed by the minister of Local government in conjunction with the public service commission (2mks)</li>
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<ul>
<li>clerk</li>
<li>treasurer</li>
<li>engineer</li>
<li>medical officer of health. Any 2 = 2mks</li>
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<p>2.(a) Identify five types of Local Authorities in Kenya</p>
<p>-City council</p>
<p>-Urban council</p>
<p>-Municipal council</p>
<p>-Town council</p>
<p>-County council</p>
<p>-Area council</p>
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<p>(b) Explain the functions of Local Authorities in Kenya</p>
<p>-local authorities construct and maintain transport network in their areas of jurisdiction</p>
<p>-they provide social service to the people in their areas</p>
<p>-provision of recreation facilities e.g social hall, stadium</p>
<p>&#8211; facilitate business transaction between people by providing market</p>
<p>&#8211; issuing of trade license</p>
<p>&#8211; offers employment opportunities</p>
<p>&#8211; Provision of water and sewerage services</p>
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<h1>ANS 15,23 DIST 2</h1>
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<li><strong>Name one local Authority responsible for the administration of rural areas </strong>
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<li>County Council</li>
<li>Area council 1 x 1 = 1 mark</li>
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</li>
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<p><strong>ANS 15,DIST 4</strong></p>
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<li>a) &#8211; Medical officer of health</li>
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<p>&#8211; Treasurer</p>
<p>&#8211; Municipal engineer</p>
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<li>b) &#8211; Links people with the central government through their elected leaders, the councilors</li>
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<p>&#8211; They mobilize local resources and energies in carrying out projects within their areas.</p>
<p>&#8211; It helps in national development through provision of education eg building nursery and</p>
<p>primary schools</p>
<p>&#8211; They provide building regulations and protection</p>
<p>&#8211; They provide day care centres – social clubs and hostels</p>
<p>&#8211; They have the responsibility of controlling pollution from industrial commercial and</p>
<p>other premises in their areas.</p>
<p>&#8211; They provide housing services. They build residential houses in their local areas.</p>
<p>&#8211; They provide and maintain road network within their areas of jurisdiction.</p>
<p>&#8211; They promote commercial activities by building and maintaining markets.</p>
<p>(any six 6 x 2 = 12mks)</p>
<p><strong>ANS 20.DIST 5</strong></p>
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<p><strong>3.Name the political head of a town council in Kenya</strong> <strong><em>(1mk)</em></strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Chairman / chair person . <strong><em>1 x 1 = 1mk </em></strong></p>
<p><strong> ANS 16 DIST 6</strong></p>
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<li>Name two types of local government authorities in Kenya. ( 2 mks)</li>
<li>i) City council</li>
<li>ii) Urban council</li>
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<p>iii) Municipality</p>
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<li>iv) Town council</li>
<li>v) Area council ( Any 2 x 1 = 2 mk)</li>
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<p><strong>ANS 13,DIST 7</strong></p>
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<p><strong>5.</strong></p>
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<li>b) Ways on how the central government controls city councils</li>
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<p>-The government appoints professionals officers to serve in the council e.g engineers</p>
<p>-Enact laws under which the council operates</p>
<p>-Approve council by-laws before they become operational</p>
<p>-Approval of loan application before disbursing funds</p>
<p>-Can appoint a commission to investigate the operations and financial mismanagement of the councils if such arise</p>
<p>-Appointment of nominated councilors to the city council</p>
<p>-Dissolve councils which failed to perform and appoint a committee to run the council (5&#215;2=10mks)</p>
<p><strong> ANS 26b,DIST 8</strong></p>
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<p>24a) <strong>Name <u>three</u> types of local authorities in Kenya (3mks)</strong></p>
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<li>City council</li>
<li>Municipal council</li>
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<ul>
<li>Town council</li>
</ul>
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<li>Urban council</li>
<li>County/area <strong><em> 3&#215;1 = 3mks</em></strong></li>
<li>b) <strong>Name <u>three</u> types of local authorities in Kenya (3mks)</strong></li>
<li>Over employment.</li>
<li>Misappropriation/embezzlement of funds / corruption</li>
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<li>Inadequate trained personal to provide services.</li>
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<li>Inadequate funds/poverty.</li>
<li>Lack of autonomy due to government control.</li>
<li>Political interference.</li>
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<li>Street families</li>
<li>Increased crime rate.</li>
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<li>Vandalism/grabbing of public property</li>
<li>Population increase.</li>
<li>Unplanned structures.</li>
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<li>Varied sizes/too small to generate enough revenue to offer services to the people while other are too large and their population too high.</li>
<li>Traffic congestion/air pollution/Noise pollution.</li>
<li>Illiterate councilors</li>
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<li>Growth of slums</li>
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<li>Duplication of roles. <strong><em>6&#215;2= 12mks</em></strong></li>
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<p><strong>ANS 24,DIST 9</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
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<li>i) City council</li>
<li>ii) Municipal council</li>
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<p>iii) County council</p>
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<li>iv) Town council</li>
<li>v) Urban council</li>
<li>iv) Area council. (2&#215;1= 2mks)</li>
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<p><strong>ANS 9,DIST 11</strong></p>
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<li>. a</li>
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<p>&#8211; City council</p>
<p>&#8211; Municipal councils</p>
<p>&#8211; Town councils</p>
<p>&#8211; Urban councils</p>
<p>&#8211; County councils</p>
<p>&#8211; Area councils <strong> (5&#215;1=5mks)</strong></p>
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<li>b) – Ensures that local authorities conform to the stipulated national policies.</li>
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<p>&#8211; nominates councilors to local authorities.</p>
<p>&#8211; has power to dissolve a local authority.</p>
<p>&#8211; approves by laws made by local authorities.</p>
<p>&#8211; has power to investigate activities of any local authority.</p>
<p>&#8211; has power to overrule some of the decisions of the local authorities.</p>
<p>&#8211; has power to withhold grants to local authorities.</p>
<p>&#8211; appoints senior officers of the council e.g. clerks. (<strong><em>any 5&#215;2=10mks)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>ANS 21,DIST 12</strong></p>
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<li>Name<u> two</u> types of local authorities in Kenya. (2mks)</li>
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<ul>
<li><strong><em>City councils</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Municipal councils</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>County councils</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Town councils</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Urban and area council</em></strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2 x 1 = 2 marks QUES 14,DIST 14</strong></p>
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<li><u>2 local authorities in Kenya </u>
<ul>
<li>City council</li>
<li>municipal council</li>
<li>town council</li>
<li>urban council</li>
<li>area/county council</li>
</ul>
</li>
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<p><strong> ANS 14,DIST 15</strong></p>
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<p>1.County councils. 1&#215;1 = 1mk</p>
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<p><strong>ANS 17,DIST 16</strong></p>
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<p><strong> </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>&#8211; City council</li>
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<p>&#8211; Municipal</p>
<p>&#8211; Country</p>
<p>&#8211; Urban/ area council</p>
<p>&#8211; Town <strong><em>(2 x 1=2mks)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>ANS 17 DIST 17 </strong></p>
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<li>a) i) Gives or withholds grants to local authorities</li>
<li>ii) Appoints inspectors to audit the books of accounts of the local authorities as well as</li>
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<p>scrutinize the expenditure</p>
<p>iii) Approves levies, rates, taxes and rent increase of local authorities</p>
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<li>iv) Approves the loans and expenditure by the local authorities</li>
<li>v) Approves the salaries and emoluments of the chief officers.</li>
<li>b) i) Lack of autonomy e.g being controlled by central government</li>
<li>ii) Financial problems i.e weak financial base</li>
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<p>iii) Manpower problems like lack of enough qualified staff.</p>
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<li>iv) Population pressure which strains the city council leading to deteroriation of services.</li>
<li>v) Powers of parliament which interferes with the running of the city council</li>
<li>vi) Poor planning</li>
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<p>vii) Poor equipments e.g outdate fire engines</p>
<p>viii) Poor working relationship between councilors and chief officers</p>
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<li>ix) Overemployment of workers</li>
<li>x) Misapropriation of funds</li>
<li>xi) Street families</li>
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<p>xii) Inefficient system of tax collection</p>
<p>xiii) Tax evation (Any 12 x 1 = 12mks)</p>
<p><strong>ANS 22,DIST 18</strong></p>
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<p><strong><u>1.Name two ex-official members of local authorities</u> (2mks)</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>&#8211; Clerks</p>
<p>&#8211; District Commissioners <strong>ANS 14,DIST 20</strong></p>
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