This fact book presents existing public information. It is not based on new research but rather relies exclusively on already available data from an assortment of public sources.2 However, it reorganises this information on a district basis - and creates the demographic, development and political profile of each, accompanied by some explanatory notes. In most cases, districts are ranked relative to each other on their development and demographic indices. Such profile and ranking is intended to provide the basis for comparisons with other districts in the country. In preparing this socio-economic development of various districts of Kenya as a way of spurring debate about fundamental issues that should inform our electoral - and other decision making processes.