Kisii County

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Kisii County
Flag of Kisii County.gif
Kisii County in Kenya.svg
Location in Kenya
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
Capital Kisii
Sub-counties
Government
   Governor Simba Arati
Area
  Total
1,317.9 km2 (508.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
1,266,860 [1]
GDP (PPP)
   GDP Increase2.svg $6.0 billion (10th)(2022) [2]
   Per Capita Increase2.svg $4,504 (2022) (22nd)
GDP (NOMINAL)
  GDPIncrease2.svg $2.23 billion (2022) (10th)
  Per CapitaIncrease2.svg $1,654 (2022) (22nd)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website www.kisii.go.ke

Kisii County is a county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii. The county has a population of 1,266,860 people according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census . [3] It borders Nyamira County to the North East, Narok County to the South, and Homa bay and Migori Counties to the West. [4] The county covers an area of 1,318 km2. [5]

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People

The county is inhabited mostly by the Abagusii people.

Religion

Religion in Kisii County [6]

Religion (2019 Census)Number
Catholicism 429,285
Protestant 575,994
Evangelical Churches 188,755
African instituted Churches 26,226
Orthodox 2,538
Other Christian 16,062
Islam 2,753
Hindu 351
Traditionists445
Other9,078
No Religion Atheists 8,574
Don't Know354
Not Stated98

Demographics

There is total population of 1,266,860 of which 605,784 are males, 661,038 females and 38 intersex persons. There are 308,054 household with an average household size of 4.1 persons per household and a population density 958 people per square kilometre. [7]

Distribution of population by sex and sub-county [7]
Sub-CountyMaleFemaleIntersexTotal
Etago40,13743,647383,787
Gucha39,63144,108183,740
Gucha South40,02243,598383,623
Kenyenya62,85968,8783131,740
Kisii Central81,33085,5733166,906
Kisii South64,51470,6155135,134
Kitutu Central74,60879,5616154,175
Marani50,59856,8642107,464
Masaba South58,14364,2485122,396
Nyamache62,11368,7823130,898
Sameta.31,82935,164466,997
Total605,784661,038381,266,860

Climatic conditions

Kisii receives an average rainfall of 1500 millimeters, with long rains falling in March and June. Maximum temperature range between 21–30 °C (70–86 °F) and minimum temperatures range between 15–20 °C (59–68 °F). [5]

Administrative and political units

County leadership

Simba Arati is the current governor after clinching the seat with 270,928 votes in the 2022 election. [8] Robert Monda served as his deputy between August 2022 and March 2024 who was impeached by the senate and in his place the governor nominated Elijah Obebo, Richard Onyoka as the county senator, and Donya Toto as the county Woman Representative at the National Assembly. [9]

James Ongwae was the first governor after being elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 for a second and final term. [10] He was deputized by Joash Maangi Gongera. [11] Prof. Samson Ongeri is the senator and joined office in 2017 after flooring the first senator of the county Chris Obure. [12] [13] Janet Ongera is the woman representative and second to hold office, Mary Keraa-Otara being the first elected women representative. [14] [15]

For Kisii County, the County Executive Committee comprises:

County Executive Committee
Number
The Governor1
The Deputy Governor1
The County Secretary1
The CEC Members10
Total13

Source [16]

Administrative units

There are nine constituencies, eleven sub-counties, forty five county assembly wards, one hundred and three locations and two hundred and thirty seven sub-locations. [17]

Political units

The county has nine electoral constituencies: [18] The county has eleven sub-counties. They are derived from the same constituency boundaries but two constituencies, Bobasi and South Mugirango, have two sub-counties each. The sub-counties often work directly with national government. [19]

Education

There are 1079 ECD centres 1081 primary schools and 371 secondary schools. The county has also 1 teachers training colleges, 49 Youth Polytechnics, 63 Technical, vocational education and training (VET) 158 adult training, 1 University and 3 university campuses. [20]

Education Institutions in County
CategoryPublicPrivateTotalEnrolment
ECD Centres7013781079124,991
Primary schools7053761081321,082
Secondary schools35021371114,166
Youth Polytechnics490493,882
Technical, Vocational Education and Training63063
University101
University Campuses301
Adult Education Centres1589,502

Source [21]

Health

There are a total of 168 health facilities in the county with one county referral hospital. County has 462 health personnel of different cadre. [22]

Health Facilities by Ownership
Government*FBOPrivateNGOTOTAL
Hospitals153725
Health centres216128
Dispensaries8172191
Clinics3119124

*FBO – Faith Based Organizations

Source [23] [22]

Transport and communication

The county is covered by 1,131.8 km of road network of which 669.2 km is earth roads, 292.6 km is murrammed and 170 km are tarmacked. [24] [25]

Trade and commerce

There are 102 trading centres, 16,199 registered businesses, 12,110 licensed retail traders, 49 supermarkets, 365 licensed wholesale traders. [26]

See also

References

  1. "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management" via Scribd.
  2. "Kiambu GCP" . Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. Kisii County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018–2022. Kisii County Government. 2018. p. 1.
  5. 1 2 Onyatta, Ben. "Features of Kisii County". kisii.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and House Census: Volume 1- Population by County and Sub-county. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2019. pp. 17, 19, 20, 30, 39, 48. ISBN   9789966102096.
  8. "Simba Arati wins Kisii governor seat". People's Daily. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  9. Obebo, Magati (12 August 2022). "Simba Arati topples old guards to clinch Kisii governor seat". The Star. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. "Governors & Deputy Governors". cog.go.ke. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  11. Onyatta, Ben. "Deputy Governor". kisii.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. "Members of the Senate | The Kenyan Parliament Website". parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. "Sam Ongeri". Mzalendo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  14. "Women Representatives | KEWOPA KENYA" . Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  15. "Janet Ongera". Mzalendo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  16. "179. County executive committees – Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC)". klrc.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  17. interior_admin. "Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government". interior.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. "The Report of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC): Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units" (PDF). IEBC. 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  19. "List of all Kisii Counties 11 sub counties, 9 constituencies, 45 wards, locations and population" . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  20. "CoG Reports". cog.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  21. Kisii County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018–2022. Kisii County Government. 2018. pp. 26, 27.
  22. 1 2 County Statistical Abstract Kisii County 2015. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2015. p. 40.
  23. Onyatta, Ben. "Health Services". kisii.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  24. "Kenya Rural Roads Authority". kerra.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  25. "Kenya Urban Roads Authority". kura.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  26. Kisii County Statistical Abstract 2015. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2015. p. 40.

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