Kisii County

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 according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census . It borders Nyamira County to the North East, Narok County to the South, and Homa bay and Migori Counties to the West. The county covers an area of 1,318 km2.

People

The county is inhabited mostly by the Abagusii people.

Religion Religion in Kisii County

Religion (2019 Census)NumberCatholicism429,285Protestant 575,994Evangelical Churches 188,755African instituted Churches 26,226Orthodox2,538Other Christian16,062Islam2,753Hindu 351Traditionists445Other9,078No Religion Atheists8,574Don't Know354Not Stated98

Demographics 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. +Distribution of population by sex and sub-countySub-CountyMaleFemaleIntersexTotalEtago 40,137 43,647 383,787 Gucha 39,631 44,108 183,740 Gucha South 40,022 43,598 383,623 Kenyenya 62,859 68,878 3131,740 Kisii Central 81,33085,573 3166,906 Kisii South 64,514 70,615 5135,134 Kitutu Central 74,608 79,561 6154,175 Marani 50,598 56,864 2107,464 Masaba South 58,14364,248 5122,396 Nyamache 62,113 68,782 3130,898 Sameta. 31,829 35,164 466,997 Total605,784 661,038 381,266,860

Climatic conditions Kisii receives an average rainfall of 1500 millimeters, with long rains falling in March and June. Maximum temperature range between and minimum temperatures range between .

Administrative and political units County leadership Simba Arati is the current governor after clinching the seat with 270,928 votes in the 2022 election. 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.

James Ongwae was the first governor after being elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017 for a second and final term. He was deputized by Joash Maangi Gongera. Prof. Samson Ongeri is the senator and joined office in 2017 after flooring the first senator of the county Chris Obure. Janet Ongera is the woman representative and second to hold office, Mary Keraa-Otara being the first elected women representative.

For Kisii County, the County Executive Committee comprises: +County Executive CommitteeNumberThe Governor1The Deputy Governor1The County Secretary1The CEC Members10Total13 Source

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.

Political units The county has nine electoral constituencies: 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.

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

Education 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. +Education Institutions in CountyCategoryPublicPrivateTotalEnrolmentECD Centres7013781079124,991Primary schools7053761081321,082 Secondary schools35021371114,166 Youth Polytechnics490493,882 Technical, Vocational Education and Training 63063University101University Campuses301Adult Education Centres1589,502 Source

Health There are a total of 168 health facilities in the county with one county referral hospital. County has 462 health personnel of different cadre. +Health Facilities by OwnershipGovernment*FBOPrivateNGOTOTALHospitals153725Health centres216128Dispensaries8172191Clinics3119124 *FBO – Faith Based Organizations

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Transport and communication The county is covered by 1,131.8 km of road network of which 669.2 km is earth roads, 292.6 km is murrammed and 170 km are tarmacked.

Trade and commerce The county is part of the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) established in 2018 to foster regional economic, industrial, social, and technological collaboration.

There are 102 trading centres, 16,199 registered businesses, 12,110 licensed retail traders, 49 supermarkets, 365 licensed wholesale traders.

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