Nyeri County Factsheet - Nov 2024 - Open County

NYERI COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Eng Ephraim Mwangi Maina Eng Ephraim Mwangi Maina
    SENATOR
  • Edward Mutahi Kahiga Edward Mutahi Kahiga
    GOVERNOR
  • Rahab Mukami Wachira Rahab Mukami Wachira
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    8626
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    1004
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    53086
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1038
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    69517
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    486
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1641

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    68%
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    77.1
    Cocoyam Production (2014) Quantity (Ton)
    879.2
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    384.2
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Sq. Km
    163.7
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    492
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    751.3

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    15%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    17.4%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    12.4%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    442
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    88
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    89
    Children 12?23 Months Fully Vaccinated (%) (2014)
    78

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    240
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    1632
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    1632
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    235

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    0.9
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    15.5
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    3
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    0.8

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    0.92920254601594
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    5271.8422456175
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    2116.0992715241
    Population (2009)
    693.6
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    208
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    24
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    11.6

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    444.48999113741
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    39
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    20906
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    1423
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    916
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    1498
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    4507

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    97.8
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    43.1

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    1762
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    1351
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    14010
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    274
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    3977
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    13
    Registered Hotels (2014) Registered Hotels
    2699

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    1600
    Short Rains (average) (2014) mm
    1500
    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Urban Area
    49
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    20
    Temperature (range: L-h) (2014) degrees centigrade
    23.25
    Total Rainfall (2014) mm
    1600

  • FORESTRY

    No. Of Non-gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    9
    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    12
    Size Of Gazetted Forests(ha) (2014) Hectares
    115.4
    Size Of Non-gazetted Forests (ha) (2014) Hectares
    235.8
    Size Of Protectedhill Tops, Slopes And Mountain Areas (2014) Hectares
    160

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    64%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    7083
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    172.6
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    9633

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock Fisheries And Cooperative Development422,820,000342,860,000
County Assembly706,240,000590,030,000
County Public Service Board36,570,00029,960,000
Education ICT Trade And Industrialization551,970,000317,840,000
Energy165,930,000129,860,000
Finance And Economic Planning461,460,000347,310,000
Health And Sanitation2,494,590,0002,254,550,000
Lands Housing And Physical Planning114,430,00052,650,000
Office Of The County Secretary263,870,000221,050,000
Office Of The Governor And Deputy Governor116,020,00085,560,000
Public AdministrationInformation And Communication426,450,000392,740,000
Roads And Infrastructure Development915,790,000611,220,000
Special Programmes231,360,00099,920,000
Tourism And Culture44,190,00020,690,000
Water Irrigation And Natural Resources330,680,000188,770,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Forests
  • Wildlife
  • Minerals (stone
  • Sand
  • Kaolin)
  • Livestock
  • Pasture
  • Wate
  • Medicinal Plants
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Mt. Kenya National Park
  • Aberdare National Park
    • Main Economic Activities
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Dairy Farming
  • Milk
  • Processing Farms
  • Maize Millers
  • Agriculture Such Maize
  • Potatoes
  • Cabbage
  • Ballast Mining
Health
    Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Notable Hospitals
  • Outspan Hospital
Education
    Universities
  • Kimathi University College
  • Kenya Methodist University Nyeri Campus
  • Kenyatta University Nyeri Campus
  • Moi University Campus In Kagochi
  • Moi University Campus In Karatina Town