Nairobi County Factsheet - Oct 2025 - Open County

NAIROBI COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Edwin Sifuna Edwin Sifuna
    SENATOR
  • Johnson Arthur Sakaja Johnson Arthur Sakaja
    GOVERNOR
  • H.E James Njoroge Muchiri H.E James Njoroge Muchiri
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Esther Muthoni Rosanna Passaris Esther Muthoni Rosanna Passaris
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    992
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    622
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    712.9
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1251
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    128.2
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    7244
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    10324

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    78%
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    8220
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    152.4
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    1233
    Tomato Production (2014) KSH
    132.4

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    25.3%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    27.9%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    22.8%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    915
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    7
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    89
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    89

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    140
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    6732
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    6732
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    215
    Summary Of Terrorists/al-shabaab Related Incidents (2014) Number of incidences
    8

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    4.9
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    16.1
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    3.9
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    1.5

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.0266085468051
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    6248.717824278
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    3668.1164181182
    Population (2009)
    3.1
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    4516
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    100
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    6.9

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    1060.3676026767
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    17
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    101.6
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    505
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    47755
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    853
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    5044

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    89.2
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    33.9

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Annual Average (2014) mm
    55.4
    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    62.4
    Short Rains (average) (2014) mm
    85.9
    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Water Mass
    11.8
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    25.3
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    27.2
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    12.6

  • FORESTRY

    Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    3
    Size Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Hectares
    2296.1

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    563
    Licenced Hawkers Registered Hotels (2014) Licenced Hawkers Registered Hotels
    282
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    522
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    543
    Licensed Businesses (2014) Licensed Businesses
    133
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    2323
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    19376

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    84%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    95410
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    370.5
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    469.8

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock Development Fisheries And Forestry534,000,000379,050,000
County Assembly Ward Development Fund1,702,050,0001,572,150,000
County Public Service Board113,190,00057,390,000
Education Youth Affairs Sports Culture Social Services1,883,100,0001,647,720,000
Environment Water Energy Natural Resources2,832,000,0002,154,210,000
Finance Economic Planning3,023,320,0003,808,500,000
Health6,298,280,0004,229,850,000
ICT E-Government Public Communications454,000,000322,760,000
Office Of Governor Deputy Governor6,084,680,0005,193,620,000
Public Service Management1,659,000,0001,448,270,000
Public Works Transport Infrastructure7,908,000,0003,241,130,000
Trade Commerce Tourism Cooperatives1,163,790,000372,540,000
Urban Planning Lands748,500,000272,750,000
Urban Renewal And Housing380,950,000158,710,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Resources
  • Wildlife
  • Pasture
  • Water
  • Pasture
  • Forests
  • Infrastructure
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Nairobi National Park
  • Nairobi National Museum
  • Uhuru Gardens
  • Uhuru Park
  • City Park
  • Nairobi Arboretum
  • Kenya National Archives
  • Karen Blixen
  • Museum
  • Ostrich Farm
  • Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage
  • Giraffe Centre
    • Economic Activities
  • Industrial Production Of Various Goods
  • Medium And Large-scale Trading
  • Commercial Enterprises
  • Pofessional Business Services
Health
    Health Facilities
  • District Hospitals (3)
  • Referral Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (156)
  • Health Centres (71)
  • Medical Clinics (144)
  • Maternity Homes (14)
  • Health Projects (4)
  • Nursing Homes (21)
  • Vct's (39)
  • Others (42)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (1,241)
  • Secondary (335)
    • Primary
  • Enrolment (335,056)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary
  • Enrolment (49,728)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • Universities
  • University Satellite Campuses
  • Youth Polytechnics
  • Medical Colleges
  • Teacher Training Colleges
  • Technical Colleges
  • Aviation Colleges
  • Hospitality Colleges
  • Commercial Colleges
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  • Enrolment
  • Over 4,700 (nairobi Province)