KISUMU COUNTY
Appendix I: County Fact Sheet - Vital Statistics
The County Fact Sheet provides summary statistics that describe the county at a glance. These
statistics have been compiled using data obtained from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics,
SCDIC, Line Ministries and other Government Agencies.
Kisumu County Fact Sheet
Information Category
Statistics
County Area:
Total area Km2
2,085.9
Water mass Km2
567
National Parks/Reserves
2
Arable land
1,342
Non-arable land
209
Total urban areas
40
No. of towns
8
Topography and climate
Lowest altitude (metres)
1,100
Highest
1,835
o
Temperature range ( C):
High
25-35
Low
9-18
High
1,800
Low
1,000
Rainfall (mm):
Demographic profiles
Total Population (2012)
1,031,485
Total Male population
505,370
Total female population
526116
Sex ratio
100:104
Projected population: 2012
1,031,485
Mid Plan Period (2015)
1,098,561
End of Plan Period (2017)
1,145,749
Infant population:
1
Information Category
Statistics
Female
31,682
Male
32,510
Total
64,192
Population under five:
Female
100,832
Male
101,687
Total
202,519
Pre-school population:
Female
94,670
Male
95,473
Total
190,143
Primary school age group:
Female
111702
Male
110,059
Total
221,761
Secondary School age group:
Female
49,359
Male
49,287
Total
98,646
Female
165,093
Male
153,204
Total
318,297
Female
281,820
Male
267,373
Total
549,193
Youths population:
Labour force:
Reproductive age group
250,639
Aged population:
Female
19,507
Male
14,300
Total
33,807
Eligible voting population (2009):
Kisumu Central
Kisumu East
Kisumu West
78,737
69,988
61,187
2
Information Category
Nyando
Muhoroni
Nyakach
Seme
Total
Statistics
65,751
67,955
62,024
46,063
451,705
Total Registered voters:
Kisumu Central
Constituency
94,788
Kisumu East
Constituency
55,267
Kisumu West
Constituency
50,511
Seme Constituency
36,039
Muhoroni Constituency
51,732
Nyando
Constituency
52,070
Nyakach Constituency
48,402
Total
388,809
Urban Population (2012)
Female
214,619
Male
214,735
Total
429,354
Rural Population: (2012)
Female
239,400
Male
221,789
Total
461,189
Population density:2012
Highest
5,165
Lowest
218
County
495
Crude Birth rate
Crude Death rate
38.4/1000
10.4/1000
Infant Mortality rate (IMR)
54/1000
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (NNMR)
39
Post Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (PNNMR)
56
3
Information Category
Statistics
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
495/100,000
Child Mortality Rate (CMR)
24/1000
Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR)
79/1000
Life expectancy
Male
Female
Total number of households
58
61
226,719
Average household size
4.4
Female headed households
65,198
Children needing special protection:
Children in labour
32,000
Orphans
35,000
Physically disabled persons (No.)
52,517
Distribution of Population by disability type
(per cent):
Blind
0.249
Deaf
0.141
Dumb
0.122
Lame
0.253
Mental
0.102
Paralysed
0.058
Other
0.075
Poverty Indicators
Absolute poverty:
Percentage
60
Number
538,485
Contribution to national poverty
1.7
Urban poor:
Percentage
70.05
Number
246,521
Percentage
63
Number
403,098
Rural poor:
Food poverty:
4
Information Category
Statistics
Percentage
61
Number
369,837
Sectoral contribution to household income:
Agriculture
47
Rural self-employment
10
Wage employment
17
Urban self-employment
11
Number employed per Sector:
Agriculture
240,250
Rural self-employment
66,933
Wage employment
124,968
Urban self-employment
196,548
Crop farming:
Average farm size (Small scale) Ha
1
Average farm size (Large scale) Ha
5.8
Percentage of farmers with title deeds
61.3
Total acreage under food crops
26,865
Total acreage under cash crops
25,815
Main storage facilities
Farm level stores
National Cereals & Produce Board, Kisumu and Muhoroni
Livestock farming:
Main livestock bred
Cattle
Sheep
Goats
Chicken
Land carrying capacity No./Acre
47.3
23.6
38.7
92.5
1 livestock unit
Total Number of Ranches
0
Beekeeping apiaries
3
Bee hives:
KTBH
Langstroth
2,859
3,017
Milk production:
Quantity(Litres)
24,102,700
Value
910,858,500
Quantity(Metric
Tonnes)
Value
2155
Beef production:
488,017,600
5
Information Category
Statistics
Mutton Production:
Quantity(Metric
Tonns)
Value
257.5
Quantity
1,012,266
Value
136,600,000
Quantity
69,172
Value
42,252,441
Quantity(Metric
Tonns)
Value
7745
Quantity(Metric
tonns)
Value
56
51,500,000
Egg production:
Poultry meat Production:
Honey Production:
14,394,400
Pork Production:
11,800,000
Fisheries production:
Fishermen (No.)
3275
Fish farm families (No.)
189
Fish ponds
1330
Area of fish ponds
49995000
Main species of fish catch:
Fish catch types
Rastrineobola Argentea (Omena)
Quantity (kgs)
Value (KSh.)
Nile Perch
Quantity (kgs)
Value (KSh.)
Tilapia
Quantity (kgs)
Value (KSh.)
Fishing gear (No.):
476,838
12,100,044
200,294
10,971,057
346,596
28,785,703
Fishing nets:
24,038
Hooks:
92,846
Traps:
270
Motor Boats:
1262
Fish harvest:
6
Information Category
Statistics
Weight (MT)
367,583
Value
209,775,670.70
Wildlife Resources
Animal types
Silver backed jackals
Leopards
Baboons
Ostriches
Hyena
Guinea Fowls
Duikers
Lion
3
1
2
2
1
9
9
1
Impalas
Vervet monkeys
Bird species
Sitatungas, crocodiles, pythons, monitor
lizards, and hippos are found but their
number is not yet confirmed
Forestry
37
10
No. of people engaged in forestry
244
250
Mines, mineral, Quarrying and estimate quantities
Mining activities:
Mineral Type
Limestone, sand
Cooperatives
No. of cooperative societies
314
Active cooperative societies
183
Dormant cooperative societies
106
Total Registered membership
58,365
Total turn-over
596,499,887.30
Health
Number of health posts:
Hospitals (Public)
Provincial
1
Sub-county
Sub-distrist
Hospitals (Mission/NGO)
3
5
2
Hospitals (Private)
5
Nursing homes (Private)
4
Health centres (Public)
6
Health centres (Private)
3
7
Information Category
Statistics
Dispensaries (Public)
53
Dispensaries (Mission/NGO)
1
Private clinics
5
Total (Private Health) facilities
Community distribution by distance to the
nearest health facility (%)
0 – 1 KM
21.1
1.1 – 4.9KM
45.6
5KM and more
33.3
Average distance to health facility(km)
6,4
Doctor/population ratio
1:44,634
Nurse/ population ratio
1:2383
HIV prevalence
14.6
Children vaccination
53.6
Contraceptive acceptance
27
Antenatal care (ANC)
70.8 %
Place of delivery (%):
Hospital
32.7
Health Centre
7.7
Dispensary/clinic
1
Maternity home
1.1
At home
53.8
Health facility deliveries
42.5.
Delivery Assistant (%):
Doctor
14.3
Midwife/nurse
26.6
TBA
35.1
Trained TBA
11
Self
5
Other
4.3
Morbidity rates (%):
Male
42.4
8
Information Category
Statistics
Female
48.2
Total (County)
45.4
Malaria control:
Children under 5 who sleep
under bed net (per cent):
Untreated net
Treated net
58.2
49.7
Five most prevalent diseases (per cent):
Malaria/fever
44.7
Diarrhoea
2.4
Stomach-ache
Headache
Respiratory Diseases
5.3
11.2
Upper
0.6
Lower
3.2
Flu,
5.2
Education
Pre-school:
No. of ECD centres
997
No. of ECD teachers
1958
Teacher/pupil ratio
1:24
Total enrolment
47,014
Gross enrolment Rate
62.6
41.8
Net enrolment Rate
Drop-out rate
Average years of attendance
Completion Rate
Primary school:
3%
4
Number of primary schools
706
Number of teachers
6081
Teacher/pupil ratio
1:51
Total enrolment
240,538
Gross enrolment Rate
127.5
Net enrolment Rate
81.7
Drop-out rate
(Enrolment when class 1 less enrolment in class 8)/Total enrolment
when class 1.
Communities’ distribution by distance to
nearest public primary school (%):
9
Information Category
Statistics
0 – 1KM
9.6
1.1 – 4.9KM
1.6
5KM and more
88.8
Secondary schools:
Number of secondary schools
158
Number of teachers
1647
Teacher/pupil ratio
1:68
Total enrolment
113,314
Gross enrolment Rate
113,314
Net enrolment Rate
18.9%
Drop-out rate
33.6
Average years of attendance
Completion rate
Communities’ distribution by distance to
nearest public Secondary school:
0 – 1KM
14-17
No. completed Form 4/No. enrolled when in form 1
13.3
1.1 – 4.9KM
20.4
5KM and more
66.3
Tertiary institutions:
Public Universities (No.)
1
Private Universities (No.)
1
University Campuses/colleges (No.)
4
National Poly techniques
1
Science & Technology Institutes (No.)
0
Youth Poly techniques
5
Literacy: (Population aged 15+)
Ability to read:
Can Read (%)
90.8
Cannot read (%)
7.75
Ability to write:
Can write (%)
83.4
Cannot write (%)
6.5
Ability to read and write:
Can read and write (%)
81.1
Cannot read & write (%)
7.15
Water and sanitation
10
Information Category
Statistics
Households with access to piped water
166,061
HH with access to potable water
67,067
Number of permanent rivers
11
No. of protected springs
14
No. of un-protected springs
10
No. of water pans
27
No. of Dams
1
No. of Bore holes
212
HH with roof catchment systems
2,362
Mean distance to nearest water point
1
Households distribution by time taken
(minutes, one way) to fetch drinking water:
0
19.6
1–4
27.5
5 – 14
29.3
15 – 29
12.9
30 – 59
9.1
60+
1.6
Households with Latrines
80.1
Community distribution by type of main toilet
facility (per cent):
Flush toilet
7.4%
VIP PIT Latrine
3.1%
Covered/Uncovered Pit Latrine
77%
Bucket
0.1%
Other
12.4%
Community distribution by type
waste/garbage disposal (%):
Collected by local Authority
of
1.2
Collected by Private firm
3.9
Garbage pit
41.4
Burning
25.3
Public garbage heap
2.6
Farm Garden
24.9
Neighbourhood Community group
0.2
Distribution of Households by Main
Source of water (%)
11
Information Category
Statistics
Piped into dwelling
3.4
Piped
21.9
Rain/harvested
0.9
Borehole
18.3
Protected well
8.3
Protected spring
2.3
Unprotected well
3.3
Unprotected spring
1.8
Stream
24.5
Jabias
0.1
Water Vendor
8.8
Pond
3.4
Dam
0.9
Lake
2.3
Others
0.0
Energy
Trading centres with electricity
36
Trading centres without electricity
17
Secondary Schools with electricity
35
Secondary Schools without electricity
34
HH distribution by main cooking fuel:
Electricity
1.0
Gas (LPG)
3.0
Biogas
0.9
Solar
0.1
Paraffin
7.2
Firewood
58.3
Charcoal
39.4
Other
0.3
HH distribution by main lighting fuel
Electricity
18.3
Solar
1.0
Gas Lamp
0.4
Pressure Lamp
0.6
12
Information Category
Statistics
Lantern
23.2
Tin lamp
56.1
Fuel wood
0.2
Others
0.2
Households distribution by cooking appliance
type:
Traditional stone fire
56.2
Improved traditional stone fire
3.4
Ordinary Jiko
10.6
Improved Jiko
19.6
Kerosene Stove
6.2
Gas Cooker
3.2
Electric cooker
0.05
Other
0.6
Transport & Communication
Road length:
Bitumen surface
286.03
Gravel surface
725.56
Earth surface
956.365
Railway line length
73
Railway Stations
7
Sea/Lake Ports
1
Airports
1
Number of Telephone connections
5936
Mobile network coverage
89%
No. of Cyber cafes
37
No. of private courier services
12
Number of Post offices
4
Number of Sub-post offices
5
Community distribution by distance to nearest
Post Office:
0 – 1KM
17.4
1.1 – 4.9KM
32.9
5KM and more
49.7
Wholesale and Retail Trade & Industry
Trading centres (No.)
96
13
Information Category
Statistics
Registered Retail traders (No.)
3048
Registered wholesale traders (No.)
1802
Industry
Manufacturing industries
27
Bakeries
16
Juan Kali Associations
12
Juan Kali Artisans
10,500
Tourism
Hotels by category:
Three Star
1
Two Star
1
Unclassified hotels
40
Bars and Restaurants
Insert figures in numbers
Financial Services
Commercial Banks
27
Micro-finance Institutions
14
Building Societies
2
Village banks
6
Insurance Companies/branches
25
Housing
Distribution of Households by Ownership of
dwelling unit (%)
Owner occupied
Rented
HH distribution by main wall materials:
Stone
63.4
36.6
3.3
Brick/Block
21.1
Mud/Wood
49.9
Mud/Cement
21.3
Wood only
0.2
Corrugated Iron sheet
3.1
Grass Straw
0.1
Tin
0.2
Other
1.1
14
Information Category
Statistics
HH distribution by main floor materials:
Cement
42.4
Tiles
1.6
Wood
0.4
Earth
55.3
Other
0.3
HH distribution by main Roofing materials:
Corrugated Iron Sheets
85.1
Tiles
1.7
Concrete
1.1
Asbetos sheets
2.7
Tin
0.2
Glass
9.1
Makuti
0.1
Mud/Dung
0.1
Other
0.1
15