Tharaka-Nithi County Factsheet - Apr 2024 - Open County

THARAKA-NITHI COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Kindiki Githure Kindiki Githure
    SENATOR
  • Onesmus Muthomi Njuki Onesmus Muthomi Njuki
    GOVERNOR
  • Francis Nyamu Kagwima Francis Nyamu Kagwima
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Beatrice Nkatha Nyaga Beatrice Nkatha Nyaga
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    2307
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    1652
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    826
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    154
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    3801
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    366
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    93

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    81%
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    20
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    4.8
    Cocoyam Production (2014) Quantity (Ton)
    984
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    14.8
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Sq. Km
    401
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    283

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    22.1%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    23.8%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    19.8%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    127
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    10
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    77
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    78

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    172
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    659
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    659
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    180

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    0.8
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    31.2
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    7.1
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    2.3

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    0.99910204729306
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    4291.5219257047
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1705.5604556776
    Population (2009)
    365.3
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    138
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    7
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    12

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    530.84669333105
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    657
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of girls
    26211
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    1128
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    91
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    861
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    4279

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    69.6
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    54.3

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    30
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    9
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    1572
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    57
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    128
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    1581
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    18

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    2200
    Rainfall (annual Avergage) (2014) mm
    1350
    Short Rains (average) (2014) mm
    500
    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Water Mass
    56
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    36
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    14
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    25

  • FORESTRY

    No. Of Non-gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    28
    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    12
    Size Of Gazetted Forests(ha) (2014) Hectares
    53519
    Size Of Non-gazetted Forests (ha) (2014) Hectares
    23658

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    46%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    156
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    28527
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    132

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock And Fisheries Development276,960,000211,000,000
County Assembly472,250,000317,720,000
County Public Services Board30,360,00017,210,000
Education Youth Gender Cultural And Social Services238,790,000167,110,000
Finance And Economic Planning480,400,000263,210,000
Health Services1,096,460,000974,030,000
Office Of The Governor155,570,000149,090,000
Physical Planning Land Energy And ICT87,030,00042,400,000
Public Services And Urban Development239,540,000136,560,000
Road Transport Housing Public Works And Legal Affairs521,940,000331,900,000
Tourism Environment And Natural Resources68,250,00059,210,000
Trade Industry And Cooperatives Development53,440,00046,860,000
Water Services And Irrigation156,920,00057,540,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources As Arable Land, Sand Quarries, Forests, Wildlife
Health
    Health Facilities
  • 25
  • Hospitals (1)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
Education
    Number Of Institutions
  • Primary (152)
  • Secondary (10)