Kitui County Factsheet - Nov 2024 - Open County

KITUI COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Enoch Kiio Wambua Enoch Kiio Wambua
    SENATOR
  • H.E Julius Makau Malombe H.E Julius Makau Malombe
    GOVERNOR
  • Dr Gideon Wathe Nzau Dr Gideon Wathe Nzau
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Irene Muthoni Kasalu Irene Muthoni Kasalu
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    6002
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    10311
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    9850
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1372
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    111
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    1277
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1192

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    87%
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    13.2
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Hectares
    445
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    339.8
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    113.3
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    112.7
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    429.6

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    24.9%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    28.3%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    20.9%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    395
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    4
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    46
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    46

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    155
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    722
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    722
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    71

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    3
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    39.4
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    12.5
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    5.7

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.0510146728633
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3326.2039460087
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1278.0816426245
    Population (2009)
    1
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    33
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    14
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    22.2

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    388.590220718
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    50398
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    34853
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    1776
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    11215
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    241
    Private Schools Average Class Size (2014) Average class size
    16

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    98
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    51.2

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    11468
    Gazetted Forest (2014) Sq. Km
    38
    Long Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    70.7
    Non-arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    18951
    Short Rains (average) (2014) mm
    76.6
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    34
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    14

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    26%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    1269
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    129.4
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    433

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Administration Coordination Of County Affairs496,810,000407,410,000
Agriculture Water Irrigation1,268,440,0001,013,430,000
Basic EducationTraining Skills Development785,280,000661,140,000
County Assembly914,510,000687,080,000
County Public Service Board66,710,00062,320,000
Culture YouthSports Social Services221,590,000188,210,000
Environment Energy Minerals Investment Development271,530,000232,140,000
Finance Economic Planning651,070,000325,500,000
Health Sanitation2,616,870,0001,986,980,000
Kitui Town Administration378,030,000276,460,000
Lands Infrastructure Urban Development1,292,770,000868,740,000
Mwingi Town Administration202,440,000136,090,000
Office Of The Governor1,262,200,0001,073,460,000
Tourism And Natural Resources139,490,000106,860,000
Trade Industry ICT Cooperatives402,640,000288,770,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Arable Land
  • Wildlife
  • Forests
  • Livestock
    • Minerals
  • Gemstones
  • Coal Deposits
    • tourist Attractions
  • Mwingi National Reserve
  • Tsavo East National Park
    • Main Economic Activities
  • Livestock Keeping
  • Tobacco
  • Cotton
  • Mangoes
  • Cowpeas
  • Sorghum
  • Beans
  • General Business
  • Limestone Mining
  • Coffee
    • Potential Mineral
  • Wollastonite
  • Copper
  • Graphite
  • Garnet
  • Tourmaline
  • Vanadium
  • Silimanite
  • Illmenite
  • Iron Ore
  • Pyrite
  • Silica
  • Epidote
  • Diatomite
  • Coal
  • Gypsum
  • Magnesite
  • Gold
  • Asbestos
Health
    Health Facilities
  • District Hospitals (3)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (8)
  • Dispensaries (189)
  • Health Centres (23)
  • Medical Clinics (30)
  • Nursing Homes (5)
  • Others (3)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (1,096)
  • Secondary(181)
    • Primary
  • Enrolment (328,528)
  • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
    • Secondary
  • Enrolment (46,100)
  • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
    • Tertiary (over 60)
  • University Satellite Campuses
  • Teacher Training Colleges
  • Medical Training College
  • Medical Training College
  • Youth Colleges
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  • Enrolment (over 3,500)