Tharaka-Nithi County

@nithitharaka
tharakanithicounty2013@gmail.com
http://tharakanithi.go.ke
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Governor: Onesmus Muthomi Njuki
Governor Since: 2022
County HQs: Kathwana

Sector Indicators  

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    2,307 Number of households

    Number of households with Fuel wood
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    1,652 Number of households

    Number of households with Solar
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    826 Number of households

    Number of households with electricity
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    154 Number of households

    Number of households with Gas Lamp
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    3,801 Number of households

    number of households with Lantern
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    366 Number of households

    Number of households with other lighting
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    93 Number of households

    number of households with Presure Lamp
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    18,194 Number of households

    Number of households with Tin Lamp
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    534

    Monthly per-adult-equivalent energy consumption (average)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    363 Grid Extension

    Status of Electrification of Primary Schools
    As of 2015   (Ministry of Energy)

    2,807 Commercial

    Electricity Connection by Consumer Entity
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • AGRICULTURE

    81 %

    Percentage Distribution of Agricultural Parcels
    As of 2017   (Kenya Open Data)

    19,980,000 KSH

    Cabbage Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    4,800,000 KSH

    Carrots Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    984 Quantity (Ton)

    Cocoyam Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    14,840,000 KSH

    Kales Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    401 Sq. Km

    Land Potential by Sub-County
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    283,014 Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals

    Maize Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    238,840,000 KSH

    Mangoes Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    76,500 KSH

    Quantity and value of aquaculture production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    24 Production (Tons)

    Rice Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    116,964 Production (90 Kg Bags)

    Sorghum Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

    87,050,000 KSH

    Tomato Production
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

  • HEALTH

    22 %

    Average morbidity in all genders
    As of 2016   (Kenya Open Data)

    24 %

    Morbidity in females
    As of 2016   (Kenya Open Data)

    20 %

    Morbidity in males
    As of 2016   (Kenya Open Data)

    127

    HEALTH FACILITIES
    As of 2015   (Ministry of Health)

    10

    Among children under age 5 with fever, percentage who took any ACT
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    77

    Births assisted by a skilled provider (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    78

    Births delivered in a health facility (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    91

    Children 12?23 months fully vaccinated (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    4

    Children under 5 years who are overweight or obese (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    33

    Children under 5 years who are stunted (moderate or severe) (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    11

    Children under 5 years who are underweight (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    3

    Children under 5 years who are wasted (moderate or severe) (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    62

    Children under age 5 who slept under an ITN the night before the survey (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    28

    Children under age 5 with fever in the 2 weeks before the survey
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    74

    Current use of any method of family planning (% of currently married women age 15-49)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    67

    Current use of any modern method of family planning (% of currently married women age 15-49)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    67

    Households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    46

    Households with at least one ITN for every 2 persons in the household (universal coverage) (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    43

    Men 15-49 who have been tested for HIV in the past 12 months and received the results of the last test (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    81

    Men 15-49 who know that HIV can be prevented by using condoms and limiting sex to one uninfected partner (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    7

    Pregnant women who received 3+ doses of SP/Fansidar to prevent malaria during pregnancy, at least one dose was received during an ANC visit (IPTp) (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    56

    Pregnant women who received 4+ ANC visits (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    98

    Pregnant women who received antenatal care from a skilled provider (%)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    3

    Total Area fertility rate (number of children per woman)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • SECURITY

    172 Number of incidences

    CRIME INDEX PER 100,000 FOR THE YEAR 2015
    As of 2015   (The kenya Police)

    659 Number of crimes

    County Crime Figures according to Prevalence
    As of 2014   (The Kenya Police)

    659 Numbers

    Crime incidences
    As of 2014   (The Kenya Police)

    180 Crime index

    Crime index per 100000 people
    As of 2014   (The kenya Police)

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    1

    Distribution of the Poor (%)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    31

    Headcount Rate (%)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    7

    Poverty Gap (%)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    2

    Severity of Poverty (%)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    1

    Household level price (inflation price)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    4,292

    Monthly per-adult-equivalent food expenditure (average)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    1,706

    Monthly per-adult-equivalent non-food item consumption (average)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    365,330

    Population
    As of 2009   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    138

    Population Density 2009 (people per sq Km)
    As of 2009   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    7

    Share of urban population, 2009 (%)
    As of 2009   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    12

    Poverty gap, based on KIHBS (2005/06)
    As of 2005   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    2

    Annual population growth rate, 1999-2009(%)
    As of 1999   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • EDUCATION

    531

    Monthly per-adult-equivalent education consumption (average)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    657

    ECDE Centers by Sub-County
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    26,211 no of girls

    ECDE Enrollment and Enrollment rates by county
    As of 2014   (Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development)

    1,128

    KCSE Candidates by Sub-County
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    91 Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements

    Number of overloaded desks
    As of 2014   (Centre for Humanitarian Data)

    861 number of classes

    Number of permanent classes in public schools
    As of 2014   (Kenya Open Data)

    4,279 Number of teachers

    Number of Secondary school teachers
    As of 2014   (Ministry of Education)

    119 Number of classes

    Number of temporary classes in public schools
    As of 2014   (Kenya Open Data)

    30 Average class size

    Private Schools average class size
    As of 2014   (Kenya Open Data)

    26 number of classes

    private schools permanent class
    As of 2014   (Kenya Open Data)

    23 number of classes

    private schools temporary class
    As of 2014   (Kenya Open Data)

    39 number of classes

    pulic schools avarage class size
    As of 2014   (Kenya Open Data)

    430

    Secondary School Enrollment by Sub-County
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    70

    Proportion of households that sought and accessed credit (%)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    54

    Proportion of households that sought credit (%)
    As of 2015   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • FISHERIES

    200

    Fish ponds by Sub-County
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    30 Informal Enterprises

    Informal Enterprises
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    9 Licenced Hawkers

    Licenced Hawkers
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    1,572 Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)

    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    57 Licenced Wholesale Traders

    Licenced Wholesale Traders
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    128 Licensed Liquor Outlets

    Licensed Liquor Outlets
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    1,581 Other Licenced Businesses

    Other Licenced Businesses
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    18 Petrol Stations

    Petrol Stations
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    65 Registered Hotels

    Registered Hotels
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    5 Supermarkets (Incl. branches)

    Supermarkets (Incl. branches)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    126 Trading Centres

    Trading Centres
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    2,200 mm

    Long rains (average)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    1,350 mm

    Rainfall (annual avergage)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    500 mm

    Short rains (average)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    56 Water Mass

    Surface Area by Category (km2)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    36 degrees centigrade

    Temperature (annual average highest)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    14 degrees centigrade

    Temperature (annual average Lowest)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    25 degrees centigrade

    Temperature (annual average)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • FORESTRY

    28 Number

    No. of Non-gazetted forests
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    12 Number

    Number of gazetted forests
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    53,519 Hectares

    Size of gazetted forests(ha)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    23,658 Hectares

    Size of non-gazetted forests (ha)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

    49 Bitumen

    Roads Coverage by Type and Distance (km)
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

    56 Diabetes

    Top Causes of Death
    As of 2014   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    46 %

    Access to improved sources of water
    As of 2013   (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

    156 number of households

    number of households with main septic tanks
    As of 2009   (Kenya Open Data)

    28,527 number of households

    number of households with the main pit latrine
    As of 2009   (Kenya Open Data)

    132 Number of households

    number of households with the main sewer
    As of 2009   (Kenya Open Data)

Local Revenue by Stream - 2015-16

Budget Summary - 2017-18

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