Kisii County
Introduction '''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. 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)NumberCatholicismy429,285Protestant 575,994Evangelical Churches 188,755African instituted Churches 26,226Orthodox2,538Other Cristian16,062Islam2,753Hindu 351Traditionists445Other9,078No ReligionAtheists8,574Don'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 '''Total''''''605,784''' '''661,038''' '''38''''''1,266,860'''
Climatic conditions 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).
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 serves as his deputy, 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 Members10'''Total''''''13'''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 centres216128Dispensaries8172191Clinics3119124FBO – Faith Based OrganizationsSource
Transport and communication 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.
Trade and commerce There are 102 trading centres, 16,199 registered businesses, 12,110 licensed retail traders, 49 supermarkets, 365 licensed wholesale traders.
See also *Nyamira County
External links * Kisii.com* Fulda-Mosocho-Project – one of the most successful projects on FGM – nominated for the Sakharov-prize 2006 * Kisii Language – ''Kisii'' English- Ekegusii translation* NPR story about Kisii language
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