Trans-Nzoia County Factsheet - Apr 2024 - Open County

TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Michael Maling Michael Maling'a Mbito
    SENATOR
  • Hon. George Natembeya Hon. George Natembeya
    GOVERNOR
  • Stanley Kiptoo Kenei Tarus Stanley Kiptoo Kenei Tarus
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Janet Nangabo Wanyama Janet Nangabo Wanyama
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    1442
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    994
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    15121
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1088
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    65971
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    489
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    977

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    63%
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    109.7
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    17.8
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    67.8
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Sq. Km
    323.6
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    5
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    16.7

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    32.5%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    35.6%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    29.2%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    151
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    11
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    42
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    42

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    218
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    1610
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    1610
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    197

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    2.4
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    33.3
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    9.9
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    4.1

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    0.95830115268041
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3541.028381567
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1463.8041579748
    Population (2009)
    818.8
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    328
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    20
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    15.1

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    678.94404857969
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    189
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    25923
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    2165
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    3796
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    1005
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    4804

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    94.1
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    30.4

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    5397
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    30
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    11
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    20
    Licensed Businesses (2014) Licensed Businesses
    10330
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    1090
    Registered Hotels (2014) Registered Hotels
    342

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Long Rains (average)(mam) (2014) mm
    319.3
    Rainfall (annual Average) (2014) mm
    1275
    Short Rains (average)(ond) (2014) mm
    348.2
    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Non-Arable Land
    515.6
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    26.5
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    12.7
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    19.6

  • FORESTRY

    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    7
    Size Of Gazetted Forests(ha) (2014) Hectares
    45706.9

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    65%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    3223
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    54619
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    953

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock Fisheries Cooperative431,030,000415,950,000
County Assembly583,260,000509,990,000
Economic Planning Commerce Industry144,310,00061,430,000
Education ICT Vocational Training513,420,000386,680,000
Environment Water Natural Resources340,190,000202,740,000
Finance576,050,000474,370,000
Gender Youth Sports Culture Children Tourism226,400,00098,360,000
Governance Public Service Management315,740,000657,520,000
Health Services2,139,200,0002,001,950,000
Lands Housing And Urban Development166,480,00044,770,000
Public WorksTransport And Infrastructure1,438,920,0001,150,680,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Water
  • Arable Land
  • Livestock
  • Pasture
  • Wildlife
  • Cherangany Hills
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Kitale Museum
  • Mt. Elgon National Park
  • Kitale Nature Conservancy
  • Saiwa Swamp Kitale Nature Conservancy, Saiwa Swamp National Park
    • Main Economic Activities
  • Horticulture
  • Large Scale Maize & Wheat Farming
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Commercial Businesses
Health
    Health Facilities
  • 78 ? District Hospitals (2)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (33)
  • Health Centres (7)
  • Medical Clinics (28)
  • Nursing Home (2)
  • Other (4)
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (471) Secondary (120)
    • Primary
  • Enrolment (229,408)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary
  • Enrolment (24,361)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • Over 20 (includes A University Campus
  • Nursing College
  • Farmers Training College
  • Youth Polytechnic,tertiary