Lamu County Factsheet - May 2024 - Open County

LAMU COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Anuar Loitiptip Anuar Loitiptip
    SENATOR
  • Hon. Issa Timamy Hon. Issa Timamy
    GOVERNOR
  • Aboud Bwana Abdulhakim Aboud Bwana Abdulhakim
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Ruweida Mohamed Obo Ruweida Mohamed Obo
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    1173
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    560
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    3767
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    158
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    7211
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    428
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    135

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    70%
    Land Potential By Sub-county (2014) Sq. Km
    2122
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    395
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    10.8
    Quantity And Value Of Aquaculture Production (2014) KSH
    39944
    Rice Production (2014) Production (Tons)
    170.6
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    3067

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    21.1%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    19.8%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    22.2%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    45
    Among Children Under Age 5 With Fever, Percentage Who Took Any Act (2014)
    1
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    47
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    44

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    485
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    316
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    316
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    311
    Summary Of Terrorists/al-shabaab Related Incidents (2014) Number of incidences
    3

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    0.2
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    19.9
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    4.8
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    1.8

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.0913217235012
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    5285.9233326859
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    1924.5409180444
    Population (2009)
    101.5
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    16
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    20
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    6.3

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    276.3763719429
    Ecde Centers By Sub-county (2014)
    25
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of girls
    5488
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    322
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    129
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    948
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    34

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    67.2
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    35.7

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    5517
    Highest Recorded (2014) mm
    1100
    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    540
    Non-arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    649.7
    Rainfall (annual Average) (2014) mm
    480
    Relative Humidity (annual Average) (2014)
    65%
    Short Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    200

  • FORESTRY

    Gazetted Forests (no.) (2014) Number
    2
    Non-gazetted Forests (no.) (2014) Number
    3
    Provisional Forests (no.) (2014) Number
    1
    Size Of Gazetted Forests (2014) Hectares
    38200
    Size Of Non-gazetted Forests (2014) Hectares
    79016
    Size Of Provisional Forests (2014) Hectares
    22000

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    53%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    759
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    15409
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    75

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture Irrigation112,980,00035,440,000
County Assembly415,200,000391,800,000
County Public Service Board45,650,00026,050,000
Education Gender Sports Youth Social Services258,000,000173,000,000
Finance Strategy Economic Planning204,860,00090,450,000
Fisheries Livestock Veterinary Cooperative Development160,210,00090,510,000
Health Sanitation Environment1,030,470,000489,560,000
Information Communication Public Participation61,000,00039,170,000
Land Physical PlanningInfrastructure Water Natural Resources352,030,000177,160,000
Office Of The Governor209,130,000432,260,000
Public Service Management285,280,000
Trade Culture Tourism Investment Development76,390,00048,160,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Agriculture
  • Maize
  • Sorghum
  • Cow Peas
  • Cassava
  • Green Grams
  • Bananas
  • Mangoes
  • Cotton
  • Coconut
  • Bixa
    • Livestock And Farming
  • Poultry Farming
  • Bee Keeping
    • Fishing
  • 1,500 Metric Tons Of Fish Annually
    • Forestry
  • Timber
  • Mangrove Poles
  • Fuel Wood
  • Charcoal
  • Casuarinas Poles
    • Mining
  • Titanium
  • Salt
  • Limestone
  • Coral Stones
  • Sands
  • Cement
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Boni- Dodori National Reserve
  • Takwa Ruins
  • Kiunga Marine National Reserve
  • Pate Ruins
  • Manda Island
  • Matondoni Dhow Making Village
  • Maulidi Festival
  • Lamu Cultural Festival.
Health
    Health Facilities 42
  • District Hospitals (1)
  • Sub-district Hospitals (2)
  • Dispensaries (20)
  • Health Centres (5)
  • Medical Clinics (13)
  • Nursing Home (1)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
    • Infant Mortality Rates
  • 72/1000
    • Under Five Mortality Rates
  • 123/1000
    • Prevalent Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Skin Diseases
    • Notable Hospitals
  • Lamu District Hospital
  • Faza Hospital
  • Mpeketoni Sub-district Hospital
Education
    Number Of Institutions (2007)
  • Primary (70)
  • Secondary (11)
    • Primary Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1
    • Secondary Teacher To Pupil Ratio
  • 1