Vihiga County Factsheet - Oct 2025 - Open County

VIHIGA COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • George Khaniri George Khaniri
    SENATOR
  • Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa
    GOVERNOR
  • Patrick Saisi Lumumba Patrick Saisi Lumumba
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Beatrice Kahai Adagala Beatrice Kahai Adagala
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    761
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    582
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    8678
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1038
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    35132
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    129
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    547

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    87%
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    32.6
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    120
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    103.1
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    406.7
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    180.7
    Rice Production (2014) Production (Tons)
    75.5

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    44.3%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    46.5%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    41.9%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    93
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    40
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    50
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    50

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    207
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    771
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    771
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    139

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    1.6
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    36.6
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    9.5
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    4

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.087045842407
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    2957.3816128096
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    808.50868221225
    Population (2009)
    554.6
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    983
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    31
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    11.9

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    359.16721649431
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of girls
    41166
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    72
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    1209
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    4768
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    18
    Private Schools Average Class Size (2014) Average class size
    23

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    97.2
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    60.6

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    123
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    13
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    755
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    10
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    57
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    1827
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    13

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    2000
    Rainfall (annual Avergage) (2014) mm
    1900
    Short Rains (average) (2014) mm
    1800
    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Non-Arable Land
    39.4
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    32
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    14
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    23

  • FORESTRY

    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    2
    Size Of Gazetted Forests(ha) (2014) Hectares
    4153

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    63%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    1377
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    149.5
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    2802

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock Fisheries183,490,000104,840,000
County Assembly648,770,000601,500,000
County Executive303,220,000252,480,000
County Public Service Board61,990,00043,320,000
Education Science Technology468,690,000365,550,000
Environment Water Forestry141,950,00073,310,000
Finance Economic Planning472,790,000349,600,000
Gender Culture Youth Sports.256,250,000137,910,000
Health Services1,253,710,000886,630,000
Lands Housing Physical Planning85,990,00042,400,000
Public Service Administration.480,050,000395,370,000
Trade Tourism88,040,00051,600,000
Transport Infrastructure595,700,000414,270,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Forests
  • Rivers
  • Stone Quarry
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Hill Of Vision
    • Economic Activities
  • tea Farming
  • Maize Farming
  • Dairy Farming
  • Millet
  • Cassava
Health
    Health Facilities
  • District Hospital (1)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (none)
  • Dispensaries (30)
  • Health Centres (22)
  • Medical Clinics (19)
  • Nursing Homes (2)
  • Others (4)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rates
  • 100/1,000
    • Under Five Mortality Rates
  • 120/1,000
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Pneumonia
    • Notable Hospitals
  • Vihiga District Hospital
  • Emuhaya And Hamisi Health Centres
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (396)
  • Secondary (117)
    • Primary
  •  enrollment (180,112)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary
  •  enrollment (36,413)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • More Than 10
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  • Not Available