Bomet County Factsheet - Oct 2025 - Open County

BOMET COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Christopher Andrew Langat Christopher Andrew Langat
    SENATOR
  • Dr.Hillary Kpngenoh Barchok Dr.Hillary Kpngenoh Barchok
    GOVERNOR
  • Hillary Kipngeno Barchok Hillary Kipngeno Barchok
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Joyce Korir Chepkoech Joyce Korir Chepkoech
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    4958
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    1444
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    7552
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1135
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    113.3
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    499
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    581

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    65%
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    273.9
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    5.3
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    121.7
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Sq. Km
    341.48
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    590.7
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    93938

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    16.8%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    20.2%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    13.5%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    137
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    13
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    52
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    49

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    109
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    1089
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    1089
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    122
    Persons Reported To Have Committed Offences Agains (2012)
    5000
    Reported Cases Of Corruption (2012)
    10

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    2.1
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    32.8
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    5.6
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    1.6

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    0.90923477144033
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3274.6929642387
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    771.08912789877
    Population (2009)
    730.1
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    319
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    18
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    12.2

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    487.42345305288
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    227
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    35993
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    734
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    1143
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    6493
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    189

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    83.8
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    19.5

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    1716.6
    Long Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    600
    Non-arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    230.1
    Rainfall (annual Average) (2014) mm
    1400
    Short Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    240
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    27
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    13

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    24%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    546
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    160.6
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    565

  • ROADS AND PUBLIC WORKS

    Coverage Of Improved Sanitation (2011)
    67.1
    Roads, Paved (2011)
    7.2

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Administration682,800,000681,800,000
Agri-BusinessCoopertives Marketing485,690,000468,780,000
County Assembly653,720,000483,740,000
County Executives363,810,000358,700,000
Economic Planning Development41,450,00040,930,000
Education Vocational Trainings432,030,000424,140,000
Finance349,850,000346,280,000
ICTTraining And Industry170,330,000168,360,000
LandPublic Environment324,400,000321,670,000
Medical Services978,140,000976,060,000
Public Service Board47,520,00033,350,000
Roads And Public Works460,660,000460,390,000
Social Services235,670,000175,470,000
Water Services364,420,000364,300,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Pasture
  • Forest
  • River
  • Wildlife
  • Arable Land
  • Diatomite
  • Stone Quarry
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Traditional Ornaments
  • Maasai Mara Game Reserve
    • Economic Activities
  • Tea
  • Coffee Farming
  • Horlticulture
  • Livestock
  • Farming
  • Food Crop
Health
    Health Facilities
  • District Hospitals (2)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (1)
  • Dispensaries (61)
  • Health Centres (10)
  • Medical Clinics (1)
  • Medical Centres (1)
  • Vct Centres (1)
  • Others (1)
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (479), Secondary (96)
    • Primary
  • 1
    • Secondary
  • Enrolment (18,876)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • 2 Satellite Campuses
  • 1 Medical Training College
  • 1 National Polytechnic
  • 2 Teacher Training Colleges
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  • Enrolment (33,409 - Rift Valley)