Garissa County Factsheet - Oct 2025 - Open County

GARISSA COUNTY

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COUNTY LEADERSHIP

  • Mohamed Yusuf Hajj Mohamed Yusuf Hajj
    SENATOR
  • Nathif Jama Adam Nathif Jama Adam
    GOVERNOR
  • Abdi Dagane Muhumed Abdi Dagane Muhumed
    DEPUTY GOVERNOR
  • Anab Mohamed Gure Anab Mohamed Gure
    WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE

GENERAL INDICATORS

  • ENERGY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    Number Of Households With Fuel Wood (2017) Number of households
    4515
    Number Of Households With Solar (2017) Number of households
    1114
    Number Of Households With Electricity (2017) Number of households
    19611
    Number Of Households With Gas Lamp (2017) Number of households
    778
    Number Of Households With Lantern (2017) Number of households
    46512
    Number Of Households With Other Lighting (2017) Number of households
    626
    Number Of Households With Presure Lamp (2017) Number of households
    992

  • AGRICULTURE

    Percentage Distribution Of Agricultural Parcels (2017)
    62%
    Kales Production (2014) KSH
    1.1
    Maize Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bag) Cereals
    2208
    Mangoes Production (2014) KSH
    74.7
    Rice Production (2014) Production (Tons)
    34
    Sorghum Production (2014) Production (90 Kg Bags)
    378
    Tomato Production (2014) KSH
    34

  • HEALTH

    Average Morbidity In All Genders (2016)
    26.3%
    Morbidity In Females (2016)
    28.3%
    Morbidity In Males (2016)
    24.4%
    Health Facilities (2015)
    149
    Births Assisted By A Skilled Provider (%) (2014)
    40
    Births Delivered In A Health Facility (%) (2014)
    37
    Children 12-23 Months Fully Vaccinated (%) (2014)
    54

  • SECURITY

    Crime Index Per 100,000 For The Year 2015 (2015) Number of incidences
    102
    County Crime Figures According To Prevalence (2014) Number of crimes
    850
    Crime Incidences (2014) Numbers
    850
    Crime Index Per 100000 People (2014) Crime index
    136
    Summary Of Terrorists/al-shabaab Related Incidents (2014) Number of incidences
    12

  • POVERTY METRICS - FOOD POVERTY ESTIMATES

    Distribution Of The Poor (%) (2015)
    1.3
    Headcount Rate (%) (2015)
    45.2
    Poverty Gap (%) (2015)
    14.4
    Severity Of Poverty (%) (2015)
    6.5

  • FINANCE AND PLANNING

    Household Level Price (inflation Price) (2015)
    1.1093290150711
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Food Expenditure (average) (2015)
    2834.9951385786
    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Non-food Item Consumption (average) (2015)
    756.02484827678
    Population (2009)
    623.1
    Population Density 2009 (people Per Sq Km) (2009)
    14
    Share Of Urban Population, 2009 (%) (2009)
    24
    Poverty Gap, Based On Kihbs (2005/06) (2005)
    20.3

  • EDUCATION

    Monthly Per-adult-equivalent Education Consumption (average) (2015)
    250.99205961896
    Ecde Enrollment And Enrollment Rates By County (2014) no of boys
    30441
    Number Of Overloaded Desks (2014) Number of overloaded desks in urban and semi urban settlements
    9686
    Number Of Permanent Classes In Public Schools (2014) number of classes
    1663
    Number Of Secondary School Teachers (2014) Number of teachers
    1115
    Number Of Temporary Classes In Public Schools (2014) Number of classes
    164
    Private Schools Average Class Size (2014) Average class size
    34

  • POVERTY METRICS - CREDIT ACCESS

    Proportion Of Households That Sought And Accessed Credit (%) (2015)
    43.1
    Proportion Of Households That Sought Credit (%) (2015)
    11.4

  • LAND AND CLIMATE

    Arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    1700
    Long Rains (average) (2014) mm
    114.1
    Non-arable Area (2014) Sq. Km
    42475.9
    Rainfall (annual Average) (2014) mm
    25
    Short Rains (average) (2014) Mm
    127.7
    Temperature (annual Average Highest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    36.3
    Temperature (annual Average Lowest) (2014) degrees centigrade
    22.4

  • WATER AND SANITATION

    Access To Improved Sources Of Water (2013)
    51%
    Number Of Households With Main Septic Tanks (2009) number of households
    851
    Number Of Households With The Main Pit Latrine (2009) number of households
    46102
    Number Of Households With The Main Sewer (2009) Number of households
    1121

BUDGET INDICATORS

BUDGET DATA (2016-17)ALLOCATIONEXPENDITURE
Agriculture175,000,000134,000,000
County Assembly729,500,000669,500,000
Education346,500,000324,000,000
Environment Energy And Natural Resources168,300,00080,500,000
Executive Services301,700,000290,300,000
Finance And Economic Planning1,678,300,0001,608,000,000
Health And Sanitation1,702,200,0001,695,000,000
Livestock And Pastoral Economy143,800,00070,000,000
Trade Cooperative And Youth110,100,000102,000,000
Transport Infrastructure And Lands1,122,200,0001,122,000,000
Urban Services260,100,000251,000,000
Water Services753,700,000740,000,000
Women Affairs And Culture79,300,00037,200,000

STATISTICS

COUNTY RESOURCES

Economy
    Natural Resources
  • Livestock
  • River
  • Pasture
  • Wildlife
  • Land
  • Solar And Wind Energy
  • Mineral Resources
  • Medicinal Plants
    • Tourist Attractions
  • Giraffe Sanctuary
  • Arawale & Boni National Reserves
    • Economic Activities
  • Livestock Keeping
  • Trading
  • Bee-keeping
  • Sand Harvesting
    • Potential Minerals
  • Gypsum
Health
    Health Facilities
  • Hospitals (1)
  • Dispensaries (17)
  • Health Centers (4)
  • Clinics (6)
  • Nursing Homes (3)
  • Others (1)
    • Doctor To Population Ratio
  • 1
Education
    Number Of Institutions
  • Primary (47)
  • Secondary (9)