Siaya County at a Glance:
Potentials and Challenges
A Presentation at the
Siaya County Annual Development Conference
At the Village Park Hotel, At the Village Park Hotel, At the Village Park Hotel, At the Village Park Hotel, BondoBondoBondoBondo
on 25 on 25 on 25 on 25 ---- 26 October 201226 October 201226 October 201226 October 2012
Awuor Ponge and
K’Okello Victor Kizito
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SIAYA SIAYA SIAYA SIAYA ---- General InformationGeneral InformationGeneral InformationGeneral Information
29.94410.8Share of urban population (%)
47.21035.3Poverty rate, based on KIHBS (%)
6614333Density (people per km²)
12,368362,530Surface area (km²)
43,013,341 20842,304Population
KenyaRankSiayaGeneral Information (2009)
Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets
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Constituency PopulationConstituency PopulationConstituency PopulationConstituency Population
Constituency Population (in '000)
202187
161 158135
0
50
100
150
200
250
Ugenya Alego -
Usonga
Gem Bondo Rarieda
Population (in '000)
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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Population DensityPopulation DensityPopulation DensityPopulation Density
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Rural Rural Rural Rural ----Urban PopulationsUrban PopulationsUrban PopulationsUrban PopulationsSiaya Rural-Urban Population
Rural
89%
Urban
11%
Rural Urban
Kenya Averages Rural - Urban Populations
Rural
68%
Urban
32%
Rural Urban
Urban Population in Large Towns
33,468
22,586
10,0987,242 6,412 5,187
2,522
05,000
10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000
Bon
do
Sia
ya
Use
nge
Ugu
nja
Yal
a
Ukw
ala
Ndo
ri
Town
Population
Population (in '000)
Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets
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Health and Education Outcomes
Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets
Health and Education Outcomes
4
4234
45
18
28
64
27.7
39
5.9
66.6
12.7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
81.6 59.4 42 16.8 70.3 10.8
Fully-
immunized
Malaria
(1st visits)
TB per
10,000
HIV+
ante-natal
Pop. with
Primary
Pop. with
Secondary
National Rank
Kenya Average
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Education Statistics
ECD: Only 70% of children aged between 3 and 5
are attending pre-primary education in the district.
Primary: The net enrollment rate stands at 84.7%;
with male standing at 84% and female at 85.7%.
Secondary: Only 43% of the population aged 14 -
17 years do join secondary education. Net
enrollment rate stands at 19.8% with male at
19.1% and female at 20.5%.
University: Only 6.1% of those ages 18 - 24 were
enrolled in universities.
Disability: Only 19.6 of enrolled students in
secondary schools were persons with disabilities.
Source: 2009 Population and Housing Census Report
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Health Statistics
Number of health facilities = 160; of which:
- 12 are hospitals; 40 are health centres; 4
are nursing homes; 78 are dispensaries
and 26 are clinics.
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate = 24%;
Total bed capacity in whole district = 657;
Doctor/Population ratio:
- Bondo - 1:72, 390; Siaya - 1:52, 000
Number of VCT centres = 34
Source: Gondi Hesbon Olum, 2011
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Siaya County Health Indicators
Women and Children bear the heaviest burdens of malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other preventable diseases.
HIV rates in the poorest sub-districts are over 40%.
The Maternal Mortality Ratio is very high at 456 per 100,000.
The Infant Mortality Rate is 77 per 1000 live Births.
There are only 22 health facilities in this region
There are only 3 Level 3 Facilities.
There is no facility able to conduct Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care, blood transfusion, or neonatal care.
Source: 2011 Matibabu Foundation Kenya
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Funding per Capita
Funding per Capita in Ksh. 2008/2009 (in Millions)
309
206
30
0
111
17
22
24
0
14
300
218
48
70
88
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Constituency Development Fund (CDF)
Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF)
Single Business Permit revenues by LAs
Property tax revenues by LAs
Rural Electrification Programme Fund
Ksh. (in Millions) National Ranking Kenya Average
Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets
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Access to Infrastructure
Siaya County Access to Infrastructure
46.7
82.7
4.3
6.4
50.5
40
28
39
20
17
66.5
87.8
22.7
9.4
43.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
Improved water (% households 2009)
Improved sanitation (% households 2009)
Electricity (% households 2009)
Paved roads (as % of total roads)
Good/fair roads (as % of total roads)
County Percentages National Ranking Kenya Average
Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets
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Physical Infrastructure
Road Network: 176km bitumen standard;
618km gravel surface and 894.3km.
Housing: 65.9% - iron sheets; 32.1% grass-
thatched.
- 63.8% - mud/wood walls; 19.3% -
wood/cement; and 13.5% - bricks/block walls.
Urban areas: 45.3% brick/block walls.
Rural areas: 9.8% brick/block walls.
Floor: Earth - 70% and Cement - 29%.
Urban areas - 70% cement floors.
Rural areas - 23.8% cement floors.
Source: 2009 Population and Housing Census Report
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Water and Sanitation
Spring/well/borehole - 39.1%;
Stream - 25.1%;
Lake - 13.8%;
Pond/dam - 11%.
Access to piped drinking water - only
5.9%;
Pit latrine use - 75.4%;
Bush usage - 20%.
Source: Gondi Hesbon Olum, 2011
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Energy Consumption
Paraffin lamps - 94% - of this,
73% use tin lamps.
Total electricity usage - only
4.3%.
Only 2.4% of rural households
have access to electricity.
Total urban electricity access -
20%.Source: Gondi Hesbon Olum, 2011
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Rural Electrification Allocation
Rural Electrification Allocations 2003 - 2009 in Ksh (in Millions)
37
100
60
78
49
93
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2003
/200
420
04/2
005
2005
/200
620
06/2
007
2007
/200
820
08/2
009
Financial Year in Review
Am
ou
nt
in M
illi
on
s
Ksh (in Millions)
Source: Rural Electrification Authority
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Service Coverage
Service Coverage
47.4
52
64.8
56.2
66.2
72.9
13
12
40
31
29
26
37.5
37.6
75
59.8
66.4
70.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Delivered in a health centre
Qualified medical assistant during birth
Had all vaccinations
Adequate height for age
Can read & write
Attending School, 15-18 years
County Percentages National Ranking Kenya Average
Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets
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What needs to be done?
Mapping of County resources;
Mapping of County Professionals;
Comprehensive County needs assessment;
Comprehensive baseline survey for monitoring progress;
Regular perception surveys on service delivery.
Signing of performance commitments by political leaders.
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The End
Awuor Ponge
+254 721 962 660
K’Okello Victor Kizito
+254 720 612 266