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County Fact sheet

The fact sheet provides socio-economic data of the county at a glance as at 2012.

Table: 9 County Fact Sheet

Information Category

Statistics

Total Area (km²)

1,332.7

Water mass (km²)

18.4

Gazetted Forests (no.)

-

Non-gazetted Forest coverage in Ha

228.4

National Parks/Reserves

-

Arable land (km²)

1,260.34

Non-arable land (km²)

190.66

Total urban areas(km²)

136.8

No. of towns

11

Topography and climate

Lowest altitude(m above sea level)

Highest altitude(m above sea level)

 

1200

2100

Temperature Range

   High

   Low

 

27

21

Rainfall

  High (mm)

  Low (mm)

 

2100

1200

Demographic profiles (2012)

Total Population

Total Male population

Total female population

Sex ratio

 

1,226,873

536,062

640,811

0.84:1

Projected population

2015

2017

 

1,306,653

1,362,779

Infant Population (under  1): 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

23,309

23,464

46,773

 

Population Under five: 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

112,971

113,909

226,880

Pre-school Population (3-5 years: 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

57,033

58,043

115,076

Primary School age groups 6-13 years): 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

161,795

151,049

312,844

Secondary School age group (14-17 years: 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

65,493

66,328

131,821

Dependency Ratio % (2012)

71

Youth population 15-30 yrs): 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

211,163

173,981

385,143

Labour force (16-64 yrs):2012

Female

Male

Total

 

376,514

318,510

695,024

Female reproductive (15-49 yrs): 2012

334,725

Aged population 65+ yrs): 2012

Female

Male

 

25,981

19,235

45,216

Eligible voting population: 2012

  Name of constituency:

Kitutu Chache

Nyaribari Chache

Nyaribari Masaba

Bonchari

Bomachoge

Bobasi

South Mugirango

Total (County) 18+ yrs)

 

 

123,166

 67,713

 63,707

 59,818

 110,728

 99,199

 83,997

608,328

Registered voters

512,085

Urban population: 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

139,957

131,762

271,719

Rural Population: 2012

Female

Male

Total

 

461,861

418,702

880,563

Population Density (persons/km²) : 2012

Highest (Kitutu Chache)

Lowest (Nyaribari Masaba)

County

 

1,121.0

811.3

907.2

 

 

Crude Birth rate/1000

42

Crude Death rate/1000

12

Infant mortality rate (IMR)/1000

90

Child mortality rate (CMR)/1000

52

Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR)/1000

75

Life expectancy 2012

Male

Female

Average

 

48

52

50

Total number of households

61,922

Average households size 2012

6

Female headed household (%)

33

Distribution of Population by disability Type (%)
Missing hand

Foot missing

Lame

Blind

Deaf

Dumb

Mental

Paralyzed

Other

Percentage of Physically challenged

 

-

-

32.8

1

14.1

1

4.9

48.1

10,310

5

Poverty Indicators

Absolute poverty:-

Percentage

Number

 

 

49.6

564,618

Contribution to national poverty (%)

1.45

Urban poor:

Percentage

Number

 

57.15

155,287

Rural Poor

Percentage

Number

 

64.1

564,440

Food Poverty:-

Percentage

Number

 

60

574,988

Sectoral contribution the household incomes in %

Formal sector

Informal sector

 

30

70

Percentage  of employment per sector

Formal Sector

Informal Sector

 

25

60

Crop farming

Average farm size (small scale) (ha)

Average farm size (large scale( (ha)

Percentage of farmers with title deeds (%)

Total acreage under food crops (acres)

Total acreage under cash crops (acres)

Total acreage under soil/land conservation (ha)

Total acreage under farm forestry (acres)

Total average under organic farming

Main storage facilities in percentages

Farm level stores

NCPB

 

0.75

3.71

44.3

84,440

217,292

-

-

-

 

60

1

Livestock farming:

Number of Ranches

Company ranches

Group ranches

Average size of ranches

Main livestock bred

Cattle

Sheep

Goats

Camels

Donkeys

Pigs

Bee Hives

Indigenous chicken

Commercial Chicken

Land carrying capacity

Total Number of Ranches

Bee apiaries

Bee hives

 

-

-

-

-

 

306,037

24,763

87,847

-

6447

2,302

9,503

1,026,431

311,760

 

 

 

 

Milk production

Quantity (M. litres)

Value (millions)

 

134.15

2,683

Beef production per day in tones

7

Mutton production:

Quantity (tones)

Value(million)

 

125.16

20,257.12

Egg production:

Quantity (no.)

Value (million)

 

652,153

45,301,788

 

Poultry meat production:

Quantity (tones)

Value (millions)

 

268.52

5370.04

Honey production:

Quantity (Kg)

Value (million)

 

15729

4,718,700

Pork Production

Quantity (tones)

Value (million)

 

16.5

3,300

Fish farming:

Fish farmers (No.)

Number of fish farm families

Fish ponds (No.)

Area of fish pond (m²)

Main species of fish

Tilapia

Cat Fish

Total harvest  in 2011(Kg)

 

677

10358

3100

930,000

 

 

 

52,089

Fishing gear:

Fishing nets

Hooks

Traps

Fishing Boats

 

3,200

21,000

3,500

0

Fish harvest:

Weight (kg)

Value (Kshs)

 

9737

685,039

 on forestry cover in Ha

228.4

Environment

 

Number of EIAs endorsed

Number of Environment audits executed

Number of solid waste management sites

Number of hill tops and slopes mountain area protected

Hilltops

Slopes

Mountains

Number of rivers, lake and wetlands protected

Rivers

Wetlands

Number of quarry sites renovated

Number of climate change adaptation projects. programs

 

51

150

1

3

2

-

 

4

6

-

 

 

Cooperative

Number of cooperative societies

Rural SACCOs

Multipurpose Societies

Jua Kali Societies

Urban SACCOs

Total

Active Cooperative societies

Dormant cooperative societies

 

 

18

4

2

27

50

80

53

Total registered membership

59,715

Rural SACCOs

Multipurpose societies

Urban SACCOs

Turn over by type (Kshs. Millions)

Rural SACCOs

Multipurpose Societies

Urban SACCOs

Total

53265

247

23

 

507,719,999

3,165,554

1,670,563,477

2,181,449,030

Health:

Number of health posts and respective bed capacities

1    Public Referral Hospital

8    Public District Hospital18  Public Health Centres

71  Public Dispensary

10  Private Clinics

6    Private Hospitals

5    Mission Hospitals

7    Mission dispensary

6    Private Dispensary

1   Mission Health Centre

Doctor/population ratio

Nurse/population ratio

HIV Prevalence

Antenatal care (ANC) (New)

Health facility deliveries

Contraceptive acceptance (%)

Children: vaccination fully immunized child (%)

 

350

320

220

157

50

1,200

250

24

15

42

1:500,000

1:10,000

5.4

36,316

22,955

70

80

Average Distance to the nearest Health facility in km Place of Delivery (%)

Hospital

Health Centre

Dispensary Clinic

Maternity Home

At Home

Delivery assistant (%):

Doctor

Midwife/Nurse

TBA

Trained TBA

Self

Other

2

2

27.6

15.9

16.6

1.0

38.0

 

9.3

51.0

11.3

3.5

4.1

20.0

Morbidity Rates (%)

Male

Female

Total (county)

 

22.7

27.4

25.1

Malaria Control:

Children Under 5 who slept under bed net (%)

Treated net

Untreated net

 

70

46.7

23.3

Five Most prevalent diseases (%)

Malaria Fever

Diarrhea

Urinary Tract infection

Skin disease

Pneumonia

Respiratory disease

 

55.4

4.1

17.5

2.4

2.3

5.2

Education

Pre-school

No. of ECD centres

No. of ECD teachers

Teacher/pupil ratio

Gross enrolment

Boys

Girls

Net enrolment

Boys

Girls                                                                                                  

Drop-out rate (%)

Average years of attendance (yrs)

Transition rate

 

 

904

1,184

1:49

41,500

20,500

21,000

41,239

20,239

21,000

11

8

Primary School:

Number of primary schools

Public

Private

Number of teachers

Teacher/pupil ratio

Net enrolment

Boys

Girls

Gross enrolment

Boys

Girls

Completion rate (%)

Average years of attendance (yrs)

Transition rate (%)

 

467

357

1106,278

311,700

1:50

152,733

158,967

312,010

154,355

159,125

99.8

8

90


Community distribution by distance to nearest Public primary school (%)

0-500m

500m-1 km

1.1.Km -2.9 km

5 km or more

 

 

 

20.3

31.8

32.2

15.8

Secondary Schools:

Number of secondary schools

Number of teachers

Teacher/pupil ratio

Net enrolment

Male

Female

Drop-out rate (%)

Average years of attendance (yrs)

Gross enrolment rate

Boys

Girls

 

Community distribution by distance to nearest Public Secondary School

0-500m

500 – 1 km

1.1  km – 2.9 km

1.2  5 km or more

 

334

3,940

1:48

189,120

104,016

85,104

 

33

4

280,530

154,292

126,238

 

 

 

13.2

49

30.7

7.1

Tertiary Institutions:

Public Universities

Private Universities

University Campuses/Colleges

National Polytechnics,

Science & Technology Institutes

Other Public Colleges

Private accredited Colleges

Private non- accredited colleges

 

-

-

9

 

1

1

7

-

 

Adult Literacy:

Number of adult literacy classes

Enrolment

Average Attendance

Literacy rate (%)

Ability to read:

Can read (%)

Cannot read (%)

Ability to write:

Can write (%)

Cannot write (%)

Ability to read and write:

Can read and write (%)

Cannot read and write (%)

 

 

117

4852

2683

88.5

 

88.5

11.3

 

87.8

13.6

 

87.8

11.3

 

Water and Irrigation

Distance to the nearest water point in km

Percentage of households connected to piped water

Percentage of households accessing clean water

Number of boreholes

Number of households connected to the sewerage system (%)

Pit latrine coverage (%)

 

2

15

70

30

13

96

Energy:

Households with electricity connection

Trading centres connected with electricity (%)

Schools connected with electricity (%)

Health facilities connected to electricity

Households using wood fuel (%)

Household distribution by main cooking fuel (%)

Firewood

Grass

Paraffin

Electricity

Gas (LPG)

Charcoal

Biomass residue

Biogas

Other

Household distribution by Main lighting fuel (%)

Firewood

Grass

Paraffin

Electricity

Solar

Gas (LPG)

Dry Cell (Torch)

Candles

Household distribution by cooking appliance (%)

Type:

Traditional store fire

Improved traditional stone fire

Ordinary Jiko

Improved Jiko

Kerosene Stove

Gas Cooker

Electric cooker

Other

 

20,965

28

45

50

91

 

91

-

25

28

30

35

1

1

 

 

3.5

-

86.3

28

1

2

1

86.82.24.24.90.4

1.5

0.3

 

Transport & Communication

Road length:

Classified Roads

Bitumen surface (kms)

Gravel surface (kms)

Earth surface (kms)

Total

Non-classified roads(km)

 

Number of landlines telephone connections (%)

Mobile network coverage (%)

No. of cyber Cafes

No. of private courier services

Number of Post Offices

Number of sub-post offices

Licensed stamp vendors

Community distribution by distance to nearest post office (%)

0-500m

500m-1 km

1-2.9 km

3-4.9km

5 km and more

 

 

 

170.8

292.6

669.2

1132.6

 

435

 

10

90

20

5

6

1

27

 

0.8

7.3

1.9

8.2

81.8

 

 

Wholesale, Retail, Trade & Industry

 

No. of Trading Centres

Registered Retail traders

Registered wholesale traders

Industry

Bakeries

Manufacturing industries (No.)

Total production by industries

Total consumption

Surplus/deficiency

Jua Kali Associations

Jua Kali Artisans

One Star hotel

Unclassified

Financial Services

Commercial Banks

Micro-finance institutions

Village banks

Insurance companies/Branches

 

 

 

77

3,234

321

 

4

5

 

 

 

10

1,543

 

12

 

12

6

 

8

Housing

Household distribution by main wall materials (%)

Stone

Brick/Block

Mud/Wood

Mud/Cement

Wood only

Corrugated iron sheet

Grass straw

Tin

Other

Household distribution by Main type of floor materials (%)

Cement

Tiles

Wood

Earth

Other

Household distribution by Main roofing materials (%)

Corrugate iron sheets

Tiles

Concrete

Asbestos sheet

Grass Makuti

Government House by Category:

Low Grade

Middle Grade

High Grade

 

0.4

19.2

74.3

5.4

1

1

6.3

20

 

 

 

23.8

104

1.2

73.6

 

 

81.5

1.2

0.3

16.9

 

 

268

87

25

Tourism

Number of tourist attraction sites

Main wildlife

Monkeys

Porcupines

Snakes

 

5

 

30

55

125

 

HIV/AIDS:

Number of trained VCT counselors

Health facility based

Private

Number of VCT sites:

Health facility based

Private

Average number tested per month

Youth clubs and Youth friendly corners

Number of institutions offering ARVs

 

145

124

21

35

25

10

134

15

42

Justice, Governance, Law and Order

Number of Police Stations

 

 

Number of victim support units

Number of Prisons

Number of Law Courts

 

9

 

1

1

2

Community Development and social welfare

No. of registered self help groups

No. of registered women groups

No. of registered Youth groups

 

450

1000

1200