Kwale County Factsheet - Nov 2025 - Open County

KWALE COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Issa Juma Boy Issa Juma Boy
    SENATOR
  • Hon. Fatuma Achani Hon. Fatuma Achani
    GOVERNOR
  • Fatuma Mohamed Achani Fatuma Mohamed Achani
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Zuleikha Juma Hassan Zuleikha Juma Hassan
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    998
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    1522
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    12888
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    419
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    16063
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    326
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    713

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    37%
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    14
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    349.7
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    1.4
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    97263
    Rice Production (2014) Production (Tons)
    1355.67
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    663

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    22.5%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    24.5%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    20.5%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    113
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    30
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    50
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    49

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    169
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    958
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    958
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    147
    Summary Of Terrorists/al-shabaab Related Incidents (2014) Number of incidences
    1

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    2.3
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    41.1
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    10.4
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    3.6

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.0703801130472
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3969.2836390773
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1567.6181421906
    Population (2009)
    649.9
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    79
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    18
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    28.4

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    276.72697107918
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    32079
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    797
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    600
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    4247
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    25
    Private Schools Average Class Size (2014) Average class size
    25

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    97.8
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    32.9

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    606.7
    Rainfall (annual Average) (2014) mm
    1526
    Short Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    483.5
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    27
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    25
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    26.6

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    47%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    2723
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    51492
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    614

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
AgricultureLivestock And Fisheries322,130,000270,370,000
Community Development Culture Talent Management359,460,000218,420,000
County Assembly828,160,000695,100,000
County Executive Services352,820,000334,240,000
Education Research Human Resource Development1,479,300,0001,055,720,000
Finance And Economic Planning454,570,000382,340,000
Infrastructure And Public Works508,270,000342,430,000
Land Physical Planning And Natural Resources97,670,00075,880,000
Medical And Health Services2,144,930,0001,580,660,000
Public Service And Administration295,790,000227,510,000
Tourism Investment And ICT182,420,000120,680,000
Trade And Cooperative Development209,270,000135,420,000
Water Services713,700,000421,880,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Livelihood
  • Livestock Farming
  • Agriculture
  • Fisheries
  • Formal Employment /tourism
    • Agriculture
  • Oranges
  • Pawpaw
  • Mangoes
  • Coconuts
    • Tourism
  • Mpunguti Marine National Parks- The Second Most Famous Marine Park In The World (after Australian Marine Park)
  • The World Famous Diani Beach
    • Major Attractions Sites
  • Kisite Marine National Park
  • Mpunguti Marine National Park
  • Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary
  • Shimba Hills National Reserve
  • Diani Beach
  • Wasini Dhow Tours
  • Sheldrick Falls
  • Maji Moto Springs
Health
    Number Of Health Facilities
  • District Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (64)
  • Health Centres (6)
  • Medical Clinics (17)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rates
  • 70/1000
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Skin Disease
  • Diseases Of The Tract System
  • Hiv/aids.
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (349)
  • Secondary (41)
    • Primary Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1