Turkana County Factsheet - Dec 2024 - Open County

TURKANA COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • John Munyes Kiyonga John Munyes Kiyonga
    SENATOR
  • Hon. Jeremiah Ekmais Lomorukai Napotikan Hon. Jeremiah Ekmais Lomorukai Napotikan
    GOVERNOR
  • Lotethiro Peter Emuria Lotethiro Peter Emuria
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Joyce Emanikor Akai Joyce Emanikor Akai
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    946
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    89894
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    3017
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    694
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    10571
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    4322
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    224

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    87%
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    3.7
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    23928
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    2397
    Tomato Production (2014) KSH
    9

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    44.8%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    48.2%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    41.6%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    158
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    22
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    23
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    23

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    114
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    787
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    787
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    92

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    4.9
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    66.1
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    32.9
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    20.4

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.2374943391768
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3551.2074008184
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    398.17883880993
    Population (2009)
    855.4
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    12
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    14
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    67.5

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    156.49425271017
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of girls
    53984
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    93822
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    205
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    2231
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    1
    Private Schools Average Class Size (2014) Average class size
    58

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    84.3
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    17.1

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    39%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    261
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    12775
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    132

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
County Assembly1,209,160,000805,960,000
County Public Service Board117,470,000142,550,000
Education And Social Services1,410,820,000537,780,000
Energy Environment Natural Resources318,600,000208,390,000
Finance And Planning1,089,460,0001,136,620,000
Governance Office Of The Governor And Liaison630,870,000585,960,000
Health Sanitation Services2,018,350,0001,969,820,000
Lands Physical Planning Housing Urban Areas Management440,740,000311,100,000
Office Of The Deputy Governor29,520,00010,070,000
Pastoral Economy Fisheries532,500,000333,540,000
Public Services Decentralized Admin. Disaster Management3,558,120,0003,236,150,000
Tourism Trade Industrialization538,370,000280,400,000
Transport Roads Public Works934,970,000589,420,000
Water ServicesIrrigation Agriculture1,537,020,0001,043,670,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Gemstones, Gold, Saltlicks, Wildlife, Lake Turkana And Koobi Fora
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Lake Turkana National Park
  • Loiyangalani Desert Museum
  • Koobi For A, Namoratung`a Cradle Of Mankind Site
    • Main Economic Activities
  • Livestock Farming, Trade, Fishing, Weaving And Tourism
    • Potential Minerals
  • Graphite Corundum
  • Chromite
  • Asbestos
  • Nickel
  • Sillimanite
  • Vermiculite
  • Garnet
  • Tourmaline
  • Copper
  • Beryl
  • Talc
  • Magnesite
  • Gypsum
  • Bentonite
  • Trona
  • Rare Earths
  • Gold
Health
    Health Facilities
  • District Hospitals (3)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (91)
  • Health Centres (6)
  • Medical Clinics (19)
  • Health Programs (3)
  • Others (3)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rate
  • 60/1000
    • Under Five Mortality Rates
  • 12/1000
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malnutrition
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (202)
  • Secondary (19)
    • Primary
  •  enrollment (122,883)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • At Least 2 Institutions
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  •  enrollment (562)
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  •  enrollment - Data Not Available