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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division system
former administrative structure
abolishedBy Constitution of Kenya 2010
administrativeLevel first-level
appliesTo Kenya
boundaryChangesOccurred yes
capitalOfCentralProvince Nyeri
capitalOfCoastProvince Mombasa
capitalOfEasternProvince Embu
capitalOfNairobiProvince Nairobi
capitalOfNorthEasternProvince Garissa
capitalOfNyanzaProvince Kisumu
capitalOfRiftValleyProvince Nakuru
capitalOfWesternProvince Kakamega
consistedOf Central Province
Coast Province
Eastern Province
Nairobi Province
linked to: Nairobi County

North Eastern Province
Nyanza Province
Rift Valley Province
Western Province
constitutionalStatusAfter2010 transitional only
country Kenya
devolutionStatus limited devolution
effectiveAbolitionYear 2013
existedDuring post-independence Kenya
governanceType centralized administrative hierarchy
governedBy provincial commissioners
hadOfficialLanguage English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
higherLevelUnitOf districts
largestProvinceByArea Rift Valley Province
legalBasis Constitution of Kenya (before 2010)
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
smallestProvinceByArea Nairobi Province
linked to: Nairobi County
subdividedInto districts
succeededBy 47 counties of Kenya
usedFor central government administration
coordination of national government functions

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Central Province, Kenya partOf Kenya (former provinces system)
Murang'a District (former) governanceSystem provincial administration of Kenya
linked to: Kenya (former provinces system)