Murang'a County Factsheet - Apr 2024 - Open County

MURANG'A COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Irungu Kang Irungu Kang'ata
    SENATOR
  • Hon. Irungu Kangata Hon. Irungu Kangata
    GOVERNOR
  • James Maina Kamau James Maina Kamau
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Sabina Wanjiru Chege Sabina Wanjiru Chege
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    5594
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    555
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    33847
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1296
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    95784
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    386
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1306

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    67%
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    61.2
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    2.1
    Cocoyam Production (2014) Quantity (Ton)
    879.2
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    105
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    580.7
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    131.7

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    25.8%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    28.5%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    22.6%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    281
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    86
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    85
    Children 12?23 Months Fully Vaccinated (%) (2014)
    76

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    251
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    2501
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    2501
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    265

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    0.98045368773196
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3826.8454293196
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1630.4554643503
    Population (2009)
    942.6
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    368
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    16
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    10.7

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    318.32855558348
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    745
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of girls
    38244
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    2103
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    9805
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    2189
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    5961

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises Kerosene Pumps (2014) Informal Enterprises Kerosene Pumps
    11
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    3783
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    2
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    366
    Licensed Businesses (2014) Licensed Businesses
    9779
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    867
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    1135

  • FORESTRY

    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    4
    Size Of Gazetted Forests (km2) (2014) Sq. Km
    229.4

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Water Mass
    11.2
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    34
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    9
    Long Rains (average) (2013) mm
    1600
    Short Rains (average) (2013) mm
    400

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    41%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    3578
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    216.6
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    3967

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock And Fisheries457,530,000361,420,000
Commerce Trade Industry Tourism57,940,00016,690,000
County Assembly742,420,000609,740,000
County Public Service Board30,150,00040,000
Education And Technical Training644,840,000459,060,000
Energy Transport And Infrastructure1,967,740,0001,184,800,000
Environment And Natural Resources74,100,000670,000
Finance Economic Planning And IT356,010,000797,360,000
Health And Sanitation2,264,950,0001,470,200,000
Lands Housing And Physical Planning43,000,0002,940,000
Office Of The Governor And Deputy Governor280,860,000200,130,000
Public Service And Administration894,230,0001,099,020,000
Youth Culture Social Services Coop Devt399,060,000230,270,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Stone Quarry
  • Aberdare Forest
    • Main Economic Activities
  • Agriculture
  • Informal Sector
  • Tourism
  • Manufacturing
    • Potential Minerals
  • Kaolin
Health
    Hospitals
  • 3 District Hospitals
  • 2 Sub District Hospitals
  • Number Of Doctors
    • Doctors To Population Ratio
  • 1
Education
    Primary Schools
  • 500 - Total Enrollment 196,650
    • Secondaries?106 -?total Enrollment ?47,691 Tertiary Institutions?12 Murang'a Institute Of Technology Murang'a Teachers College