Busia County Factsheet - Apr 2024 - Open County

BUSIA COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Amos Sitswila Wako Amos Sitswila Wako
    SENATOR
  • H. E Dr. Paul Nyongesa Otuoma H. E Dr. Paul Nyongesa Otuoma
    GOVERNOR
  • Moses Mulomi Okhoba Moses Mulomi Okhoba
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Florence Mwikali Mutua Florence Mwikali Mutua
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    633
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    566
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    9253
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    709
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    33283
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    338
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    494

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    64%
    Cabbage Production (2014) KSH
    15
    Carrots Production (2014) KSH
    9
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    48.8
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Hectares
    29980
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    807.4
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    25.4

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    48.3%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    50.3%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    46.1%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    97
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    60
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    59
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    58

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    209
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    931
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    931
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    125

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    3.4
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    59.5
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    17.5
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    7.2

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.0497104010169
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    2857.1045149364
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    733.12419939576
    Population (2009)
    743.9
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    439
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    16
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    26.8

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    228.66252176758
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    34299
    Kcse Candidates By Sub-county (2014)
    579
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    47177
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    971
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    5637
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    53

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    62.2
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    5.5

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    1419
    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    461.4
    Non-arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    80
    Rainfall (annual Average) (2014) mm
    633.9
    Rural Area (2014) Sq. Km
    1560.4
    Short Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    344.9
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    33

  • TRADE AND COMMERCE

    Informal Enterprises (2014) Informal Enterprises
    128
    Licenced Wholesale Traders (2014) Licenced Wholesale Traders
    4627
    Licensed Liquor Outlets (2014) Licensed Liquor Outlets
    30
    Other Licenced Businesses (2014) Other Licenced Businesses
    85
    Petrol Stations (2014) Petrol Stations
    50
    Registered Hotels (2014) Registered Hotels
    265

  • FORESTRY

    Number Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Number
    4
    Size Of Gazetted Forests(ha) (2014) Hectares
    600

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    61%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    808
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    133.3
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    545

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture And Animal Resources427,720,000363,450,000
Community CultureSports Social Services201,250,000145,660,000
County Assembly734,570,000647,150,000
County Public Service Board42,730,00023,540,000
Economic PlanningTrade Co-operative And Industrialization230,320,00063,440,000
Education And Vocational Training569,750,000417,100,000
Finance And ICT1,066,890,000965,960,000
Health And Sanitation1,708,390,0001,340,360,000
Lands Housing Urban Development398,320,000283,200,000
Office Of The County Secretary53,520,00031,390,000
Office Of The Deputy Governor21,590,0003,850,000
Office Of The Governor484,450,000452,560,000
Public Service Management157,470,000145,740,000
Public Works RoadsTransport And Energy904,060,000705,470,000
Water Environment Natural Resources544,590,000292,530,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Arable Land
  • Livestock
  • Water
  • Pasture
  • Forests
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Kakapel National Monument
  • Lake Victoria Viewpoint
    • Economic Activities
  • Trade
  • Agriculture
  • Livestock Products
  • Fishing
  • General Business
  • Tourism
    • Potential Minerals
  • Iron Ore
  • Copper
Health
    Health Facilities
  • District Hospitals (4)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (49)
  • Health Centres (12)
  • Medical Clinics (10)
  • Nursing Homes (3)
  • Others (1)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rates
  • 75/1000
    • Under Five Mortality Rates
  • 111/1000
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Respiratory Transmitted Infections
  • Diarrhoea
  • Digestive System Diseases
    • Notable Hospitals
  • Port Victoria
  • Sio Port
  • Teso District Hospital
  • Busia Districts Hospital
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (420)
  • Secondary (90)
    • Primary
  • Enrolment (220,101)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary
  • Enrolment (21,794)
    • Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Tertiary
  • Youth Polytechnics
  • Ttcs
  • Commercial Colleges
    • Adult Literacy Classes
  • Enrolment (data Not Available)