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The provinces of Kenya are subdivided into number of districts (wilaya).
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Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there are 46 legal districts in Kenya[1] (district headquarters are in parenthesis):
Coast Province:
North Eastern Province:
Eastern Province:
Central Province:
Rift Valley Province:
Western Province:
Nyanza Province:
In early 2007 37 new districts were created by the government.[2][3]. Many more districts have been created since then, such that in July 2009 there were 254 districts [4]. The creation of new districts has been criticised by opponents for being waste of money and a populist attempt to please local residents. The government, however, say new districts bring services closer to the people and will provide security [4].
In August 2009, however, the High Court of Kenya declared all districts created after 1992 illegal. The judge stated that the district were created "in complete disregard of the law". As a result, Kenya has only 46 legal districts [5].
The following list contains 208 districts, taken from a Kenyan government website in July 2009 [6]:
| Districts | Headquarters |
| Central Province | |
| Gatanga District | - |
| Gatundu District | Gatundu |
| Githunguri District | Githunguri |
| Kabete District | - |
| Kandara District | - |
| Kiambaa District | Kiambu |
| Kiambu East District | Kiambu |
| Kiambu West District | Limuru |
| Kieni West District | Chaka |
| Kieni East District | Chaka |
| Kigumo District | - |
| Kipipiri District | - |
| Kirinyaga Central District | - |
| Kirinyaga East District | Kerugoya |
| Kirinyaga South District | - |
| Kirinyaga West District | - |
| Lari District | - |
| Mirangini District | - |
| Mukurweini District | Mukurweini |
| Muranga East District | Muranga |
| Muranga South District | Kenol |
| Nyandarua Central District | Ol Kalou |
| Nyandarua North District | Nyahururu |
| Nyandarua South District | Engineer |
| Nyandarua West District | - |
| Nyeri Central District | Nyeri |
| Nyeri East District | Karatina |
| Nyeri South District | Nyeri |
| Ruiru District | - |
| Thika East District | Thika |
| Thika West District | - |
| Coast Province | |
| Kaloleni District | Kizurini |
| Kilifi District | Kilifi |
| Kilindini District | Dongo Kundu |
| Kinango District | Kinango |
| Kwale District | Kwale |
| Lamu District | Lamu |
| Malindi District | Malindi |
| Mombasa District | Mombasa |
| Msabweni District | Msambweni |
| Taita District | Wundanyi |
| Tana Delta District | - |
| Tana River District | Hola |
| Taveta District | Taveta |
| Eastern Province | |
| Buuri District | Timau |
| Embu East District | Rúnyenjes |
| Embu West District | Embu |
| Garbatula District | Garbatula |
| Igembe North District | Laare |
| Igembe South District | Maua |
| Imenti North District | Meru |
| Imenti South District | Nkubu |
| Isiolo District | Isiolo |
| Kangundo District | Kangundo |
| Kathiani District | - |
| Kathonzweni District | - |
| Kibwezi District | Makindu |
| Kilungu District | - |
| Kitui Central District | Kitui |
| Kitui West District | - |
| Kyuso District | Kyuso |
| Maara District | Kieganguru |
| Machakos District | Machakos |
| Makueni District | Wote |
| Marsabit District | Marsabit |
| Marsabit North District | Malkona |
| Marsabit South District | Laisamis |
| Masinga District | - |
| Matungulu District | - |
| Mbeere North District | Siakago |
| Mbeere South District | Kírítirí |
| Mbooni East District | Mbumbuni |
| Mbooni West District | Mbooni |
| Meru Central District | Gatimbi |
| Meru South District | Chuka |
| Moyale District | Moyale |
| Mukaa District | - |
| Mutitu District | - |
| Mutomo District | Mutomo |
| Mwala District | - |
| Mwingi District | Mwingi |
| Nzaui District | - |
| Tharaka North District | Marimanti |
| Tharaka South District | - |
| Tigania East District | Muriri |
| Tigania West District | Urru |
| Yatta District | Kithimani |
| Nairobi Province | |
| Nairobi East District | Komarock |
| Nairobi North District | Kasarani |
| Nairobi West District | Ndararua/J.Kangethe |
| Westlands District | - |
| North Eastern District | |
| Fafi District | Bura |
| Garissa District | Garissa |
| Ijara District | Masaini |
| Lagdera District | Modogashe |
| Mandera Central District | Mandera |
| Mandera East District | El Wak |
| Mandera North District | Rhamu |
| Mandera West District | Tabaka |
| Wajir East District | Wajir |
| Wajir North District | Bute |
| Wajir South District | Habaswein |
| Wajir West District | Gritu |
| Nyanza District | |
| Bondo District | Bondo |
| Borabu District | Nyansiongo |
| Gucha District | Ogembo |
| Homa Bay District | Homa Bay |
| Kanyanya District | - |
| Kisii Central District | Kisii |
| Kisii South District | Kerina |
| Kisumu East District | Holo |
| Kisumu West District | Kisumu |
| Kuria East District | Kegonga |
| Kuria West District | Kehancha |
| Manga District | Manga |
| Marani District | - |
| Masaba District | Keroka |
| Mbita District | - |
| Migori District | Migori |
| Ndhiwa District | Ndhiwa |
| North Masaba District | - |
| Nyakach District | Pap Ondit |
| Nyamache District | - |
| Nyamira District | Nyamira |
| Nyamira North District | - |
| Nyando District | Awasi |
| Nyatike District | Macaider |
| Rachuonyo North District | - |
| Rachuonyo South District | - |
| Rarieda District | Madiany |
| Rongo District | Rongo |
| Siaya District | Siaya |
| South Gucha District | Nyamarambe |
| Suba District | Mbita |
| Uriri District | - |
| Rift Valley Province | |
| Baringo Central District | Kabarnet |
| Baringo North District | Kabartonjo |
| Bomet District | Bomet |
| Buret District | Litein |
| East Pokot District | Chemlingot |
| Eldoret East District | Naiberi |
| Eldoret West District | Eldoret |
| Kajiado North District | Kajiado |
| Kajiado South District | - |
| Keiyo District | Iten |
| Kericho District | Kericho |
| Kipkelion District | Kipkelion |
| Koibatek District | Eldama Ravine |
| Kwanza District | Endebess |
| Laikipia Central District | - |
| Laikipia East District | Nanyuki |
| Laikipia North District | Mukogodo |
| Laikipia West District | Rumuruti |
| Loima District | - |
| Loitoktok District | Loitoktok |
| Marakwet District | Kapsowar |
| Marigat District | - |
| Mogotio District | - |
| Molo District | Molo |
| Naivasha District | Naivasha |
| Nakuru District | Nakuru Town |
| Nakuru North District | Bahati |
| Nandi Central District | Kapsabet |
| Nandi East District | - |
| Nandi North District | Kabiyet |
| Nandi South District | Kabujoi |
| Narok North District | Narok |
| Narok South District | Olulunga |
| Njoro District | - |
| North Pokot District | Kacheliba |
| Nyahururu District | Nyahururu |
| Pokot Central District | Sighor |
| Samburu Central District | Maralal |
| Samburu East District | Wamba |
| Samburu North District | Baragoi |
| Sotik District | Sotik |
| Tinderet District | Maraba |
| Trans Nzoia East District | Maili Saba |
| Trans Nzoia West District | Kitale |
| Trans Mara District | Kilgoris |
| Turkana Central District | Lodwar |
| Turkana East District | - |
| Turkana North District | Lokitaung |
| Turkana South District | Lokichar |
| Turkana West District | - |
| Wareng District | Kesses |
| West Pokot District | Kapenguria |
| Western Province | |
| Bungoma Central District | Chwele |
| Bungoma East District | Webuye |
| Bungoma North District | Kimilili |
| Bungoma South District | Bungoma |
| Bungoma West District | Sirisia |
| Bunyula District | Budalangi |
| Busia District | Busia |
| Butere District | Butere |
| Emuhaya District | Kima |
| Hamisi District | Hamisi |
| Kakamega Central District | Kakamega |
| Kakamega East District | Shinyalu |
| Kakamega North District | Malava |
| Kakamega South District | Malinya |
| Lugari District | Lumakanda |
| Mt. Elgon District | Kapsokwony |
| Mumias District | Mumias |
| Samia District | Funyula |
| Teso North District | Amagoro |
| Teso South District | Amakura |
| Vihiga District | Mbale |
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