Wajir County Factsheet - Nov 2025 - Open County

WAJIR COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali Abdullahi Ibrahim Ali
    SENATOR
  • H.E. FCPA Ahmed Abdullahi H.E. FCPA Ahmed Abdullahi
    GOVERNOR
  • H.E. Ahmed Muhumed H.E. Ahmed Muhumed
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Fatuma Gedi Ali Fatuma Gedi Ali
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    155
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    26296
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    3039
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    9767
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    27923
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    6348
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    98

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    16.3%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    18.3%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    14.4%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    157
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    0.4
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    22
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    18

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    31
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    438
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    438
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    43
    Summary Of Terrorists/al-shabaab Related Incidents (2014) Number of incidences
    3

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    1.3
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    41.3
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    11.8
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    5.3

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.3075388406357
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    2650.6288748166
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    782.56213886993
    Population (2009)
    661.9
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    12
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    15
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    38.1

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    186.90616991883
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    12271
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    3828
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    243
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    1223
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    11
    Private Schools Average Class Size (2014) Average class size
    34

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    91.1
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    62.4

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    320
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    70
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    416
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    25
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    3
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    20
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    17

  • AGRICULTURE

    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    1
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    1241
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    889
    Tomato Production (2014) KSH
    4

  • FORESTRY

    No. Of Non-gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    2
    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    5
    Size Of Gazetted Forests (ha) (2014) Hectares
    16867
    Size Of Non-gazetted Forests (ha) (2014) Hectares
    1240

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    46%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    252
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    20214
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    192

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock And Fisheries734,830,000708,530,000
County Assembly645,130,000645,130,000
County Executive450,340,000450,340,000
County Public Service Board71,310,00071,310,000
Education And Social Services613,890,000611,280,000
Energy And Environment391,010,000142,570,000
Finance490,520,000455,380,000
Lands And Housing362,870,000254,170,000
Public Health1,372,820,0001,354,710,000
Public Services625,930,000850,340,000
Roads And Transport1,238,390,0001,225,240,000
Trade And Cooperative396,270,000389,190,000
WAJWASCO144,850,000142,850,000
Water Resources1,143,790,000941,850,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Wildlife
  • Livestock
  • Water
  • Pasture
  • Minerals (limestone, Sand & Stones)
  • Wind
  • Solar Energy
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Wajir Museum
  • Wagalla Massacre Site
  • British And Italian War Bunkers
  • Orpahey Wells
  • Old Court House
  • Yahut Dam
    • Economic Activities
  • Livestock Keeping(camels, Goats, Cows & Sheep)
  • Trading, General Businesses
    • Potential Minerals
  • Gypsum
  • Limestone
  • Silimanite
  • Wolastonite
  • Kyanite
  • Garnet
Health
    Health Facilities
  • 88 - District Hospitals (4)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (42)
  • Health Centres (17)
  • Medical Clinics (21)
    • Nursing Homes
  • (2) Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rates
  • 98/1000
    • Under Five Mortality Rates
  • 90/1000
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Diarrhoea
  • And Malnutrition
    • Notable Hospitals
  • Bute
  • Griftu
  • Habaswein
  • Wajir Districts Hospitals
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (125)
  • Secondary (17)
    • Primary
  • Enrolment (28,481)
    • teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary
  • Enrolment (2,908)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1