Uasin-Gishu County Factsheet - Apr 2024 - Open County

UASIN-GISHU COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Margaret Jepkoech Kamar Margaret Jepkoech Kamar
    SENATOR
  • Hon. Jonathan Kimeli Arap Bii Hon. Jonathan Kimeli Arap Bii
    GOVERNOR
  • Daniel Kiplagat Kiprotich Daniel Kiplagat Kiprotich
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Gladys Jepkosgei-Boss Shollei Gladys Jepkosgei-Boss Shollei
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    2357
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    628
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    56534
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    782
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    89231
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    1035
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    1218

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    74%
    Barley Production (2014) Quantity (Ton)
    32375
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    145.8
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    6.6
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    177.8
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    4.2
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    95686

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    17.5%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    17.9%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    17.1%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    188
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    5
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    59
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    57

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    185
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    1872
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    1872
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    209

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    3
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    38.2
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    11.7
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    5

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.0103078009611
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    3710.7529963599
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1466.367205102
    Population (2009)
    894.2
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    267
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    39
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    11.4

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    618.41611162468
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    268
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    30086
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    2871
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    3697
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    925
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    5415

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    91.6
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    22

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    1096
    Licenced Hawkers (2014) Licenced Hawkers
    23
    Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets) (2014) Licenced Retail Traders (excl. Supermarkets)
    17729
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    701
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    1228
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    12860
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    232

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    209.8
    Rainfall (annual Avergage) (2014) mm
    916.4
    Short Rains (average) (2014) mm
    215.2
    Surface Area By Category (km2) (2014) Water Mass
    23
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    23.3
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    11.3
    Temperature (annual Average) (2014) degrees centigrade
    17.3

  • FORESTRY

    No. Of Non Gazette Forest (2014) Number
    1
    Number Of Gazette Forests (2014) Number
    6
    Size Of Gazetted Forest(ha) (2014) Hectares
    29801.93
    Size Of None Gazetted Forest(ha) (2014) Hectares
    60

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    74%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    81
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    22718
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    19

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Livestock Fisheries792,740,000472,560,000
Budget And Economic Planning74,630,00036,290,000
County Assembly66,810,000475,890,000
County Public Service Board63,590,00036,350,000
Education Social And Culture Services536,590,000416,480,000
Finance314,510,000241,410,000
Health Services1,658,180,0001,548,960,000
ICT And E-Government110,060,00025,360,000
Lands Housing And Physical Planning266,960,000170,510,000
Office Of The Governor187,650,000147,840,000
Public Administration And Coordination132,940,00013,700,000
Public Service Management466,780,000348,560,000
Roads And Public Works1,375,230,000938,240,000
Trade Industrialization And Tourism
Water Environment And Natural Resources611,030,000465,570,000
Youth And Sports146,190,00089,920,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Forests
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Scenic Beauty
  • Sports Tourism
  • Cultural Tourism
  • Eco-tourism
    • Economic Activities
  • Large-scale Maize Farming
  • Wheat Farming
  • Dairy Farming
  • Sports (athletics)
  • Manufacturing
  • Agro Processing
    • Potential Minerals
  • Silica
  • Gold
  • Tin
  • Garnet
  • Iron Ore
Health
    Health Facilities
  • Dispensaries (88)
  • Health Centres (23)
  • Sub District (2)
  • District (1)
  • Others (10)
    • Doctor To Patient Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rates
  • 54/1000
    • Under Five Mortality Rates
  • 81/100
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Respiratory Infections
  • Water Borne Diseases
    • Notable Hospitals
  • Moi Teaching And Referral Hospital
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (771)
  • Secondary (158)
  • Tertiary (14)
    • Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (771)
  • Secondary (158)
  • Tertiary (14)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary
  • Total?enrollment?(14,712)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • Moi University