Kisii_County
Kisii County
County in Kenya
Kisii County is a county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii. The county has a population of 1,266,860 people.[2] It borders Nyamira County to the North East, Narok County to the South, and Homa bay and Migori Counties to the West.[3] The county covers an area of 1,318 km2.[4]
Kisii County | |
|---|---|
Location in Kenya | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital/Largest City | Kisii |
| Sub-counties | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Simba Arati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,317.9 km2 (508.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,266,860[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
The county is inhabited mostly by the Abagusii people.
Religion
Religion in Kisii County [5]
| Religion (2019 Census) | Number |
|---|---|
| Catholicism | 429,285 |
| Protestant | 575,994 |
| Evangelical Churches | 188,755 |
| African instituted Churches | 26,226 |
| Orthodox | 2,538 |
| Other Christian | 16,062 |
| Islam | 2,753 |
| Hindu | 351 |
| Traditionists | 445 |
| Other | 9,078 |
| No Religion Atheists | 8,574 |
| Don't Know | 354 |
| Not Stated | 98 |
There is total population of 1,266,860 of which 605,784 are males, 661,038 females and 38 intersex persons. There are 308,054 household with an average household size of 4.1 persons per household and a population density 958 people per square kilometre.[6]
| Sub-County | Male | Female | Intersex | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etago | 40,137 | 43,647 | 3 | 83,787 |
| Gucha | 39,631 | 44,108 | 1 | 83,740 |
| Gucha South | 40,022 | 43,598 | 3 | 83,623 |
| Kenyenya | 62,859 | 68,878 | 3 | 131,740 |
| Kisii Central | 81,330 | 85,573 | 3 | 166,906 |
| Kisii South | 64,514 | 70,615 | 5 | 135,134 |
| Kitutu Central | 74,608 | 79,561 | 6 | 154,175 |
| Marani | 50,598 | 56,864 | 2 | 107,464 |
| Masaba South | 58,143 | 64,248 | 5 | 122,396 |
| Nyamache | 62,113 | 68,782 | 3 | 130,898 |
| Sameta. | 31,829 | 35,164 | 4 | 66,997 |
| Total | 605,784 | 661,038 | 38 | 1,266,860 |
Kisii receives an average rainfall of 1500 millimeters, with long rains falling in March and June. Maximum temperature range between 21 °C – 30 °C (69.8 °F – 86 °F) and minimum temperatures range between 15 °C – 20 °C (59 °F – 68 °F).[4]
County leadership
Simba Arati is the current governor after clinching the seat with 270,928 votes in the 2022 election.[7] Robert Monda served as his deputy between August 2022 and March 2024 who was impeached by the senate and in his place the governor nominated Elijah Obebo , Richard Onyoka as the county senator, and Donya Toto as the county Woman Representative at the National Assembly.[8]
James Ongwae was the first governor after being elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 for a second and final term.[9] He was deputized by Joash Maangi Gongera.[10] Prof. Samson Ongeri is the senator and joined office in 2017 after flooring the first senator of the county Chris Obure.[11][12]Janet Ongera is the woman representative and second to hold office, Mary Keraa-Otara being the first elected women representative.[13][14]
For Kisii County, the County Executive Committee comprises:-
| Number | |
|---|---|
| The Governor | 1 |
| The Deputy Governor | 1 |
| The County Secretary | 1 |
| The CEC Members | 10 |
| Total | 13 |
Source[15]
Administrative units
There are nine constituencies, eleven sub-counties, forty five county assembly wards, one hundred and three locations and two hundred and thirty seven sub-locations.[16]
Political units
The county has nine electoral constituencies:[17] The county has eleven sub-counties. They are derived from the same constituency boundaries but two constituencies, Bobasi and South Mugirango, have two sub-counties each. The sub-counties often work directly with national government.[18]
- Bobasi Constituency
- Nyamache sub-county
- Sameta sub-county
- Bonchari Constituency
- Kisii South sub-county
- Bomachoge Borabu Constituency
- Kenyenya sub-county
- Bomachoge Chache Constituency
- Gucha sub-county
- Kitutu Chache North Constituency
- Marani sub-county
- Kitutu Chache South Constituency
- Kitutu Central sub-county
- Nyaribari Chache Constituency
- Kisii Central sub-county
- Nyaribari Masaba Constituency
- Masaba South sub-county
- South Mugirango Constituency
- Etago sub-county
- Gucha South sub-county
There are 1079 ECD centres 1081 primary schools and 371 secondary schools. The county has also 1 teachers training colleges, 49 Youth Polytechnics, 63 Technical, vocational education and training (VET) 158 adult training, 1 University and 3 university campuses.[19]
| Category | Public | Private | Total | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECD Centres | 701 | 378 | 1079 | 124,991 |
| Primary schools | 705 | 376 | 1081 | 321,082 |
| Secondary schools | 350 | 21 | 371 | 114,166 |
| Youth Polytechnics | 49 | 0 | 49 | 3,882 |
| Technical, Vocational Education and Training | 63 | 0 | 63 | |
| University | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| University Campuses | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adult Education Centres | 158 | 9,502 |
Source[20]
There are a total of 168 health facilities in the county with one county referral hospital. County has 462 health personnel of different cadre.[21]
| Government | *FBO | Private | NGO | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals | 15 | 3 | 7 | 25 | |
| Health centres | 21 | 6 | 1 | 28 | |
| Dispensaries | 81 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 91 |
| Clinics | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 24 |
*FBO – Faith Based Organizations
The county is covered by 1,131.8 km of road network. of this 669.2 km is covered by earth surface, 292.6 km is murram surface and 170 km is covered by bitumen.[23][24]
There are 102 trading centres, 16,199 registered businesses, 12,110 licensed retail traders, 49 supermarkets, 365 licensed wholesale traders.[25]
- Kisii.com
- Fulda-Mosocho-Project – one of the most successful projects on FGM – nominated for the Sakharov-prize 2006 Archived 22 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Kisii Language – Kisii English- Ekegusii translation
- NPR story about Kisii language
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- "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Kisii County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018–2022. Kisii County Government. 2018. p. 1.
- Onyatta, Ben. "Features of Kisii County". kisii.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- 2019 Kenya Population and House Census: Volume 1- Population by County and Sub-county. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2019. pp. 17, 19, 20, 30, 39, 48. ISBN 9789966102096.
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- "Sam Ongeri". Mzalendo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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- "Janet Ongera". Mzalendo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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- interior_admin. "Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government". interior.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "List of all Kisii Counties 11 sub counties, 9 constituencies, 45 wards, locations and population". Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- "CoG Reports". cog.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Kisii County Integrated Development Plan CIDP 2018–2022. Kisii County Government. 2018. pp. 26, 27.
- County Statistical Abstract Kisii County 2015. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 2015. p. 40.
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- "Kenya Rural Roads Authority". kerra.go.ke. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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