Lamu County
Lamu County
Lamu County is one of the five counties located at the northern coast of Kenya with 130 Km of beach coastline. It covers an area of 6,273Km2 with a population of 143,920.
Its headquarters are in Lamu Town.
Lamu County has 2 sub-counties (constituencies); Lamu East and Lamu West divided into 10 electoral wards.
Representatives
Governor | TWAHA FAHIM YASIN |
Senator | LOITIPTIP ANUAR |
Women Representative | OBO RUWEIDA MOHAMED |
Constituencies
Lamu East
Lamu West
A sample of 600 and a margin of error of ±4% was used.
View Sample frame
Ward | Adult Population per Ward | Sample per Ward |
Faza | 8,830 | 80 |
Kiunga | 2,785 | 25 |
Basuba Ward | 687 | 6 |
Shella | 2,138 | 19 |
Mkomani | 12,465 | 113 |
Hindi | 6,986 | 63 |
Mkunumbi | 7,654 | 69 |
Hongwe | 5,939 | 54 |
Witu | 8,556 | 77 |
Bahari | 10,254 | 93 |
66,294 | 600 |
Constituency | No of Wards | Wards | Member of Parliament |
Lamu East | 3 | Faza, Kiunga, Basuba | SHARIFF ATHMAN ALI |
Lamu West | 7 | Shella, Mkomani, Hindi, Mkunumbi, Hongwe, Witu, Bahari | STANLEY MUIRURI MUTHAMA |
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)
- Governor 57.1%
- Senator 45.8%
- Women’s Representative 53.6%
- Consolidated MCA’s 54.5%
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)
- Governor 54.2%
- Senator 43.8%
- Women’s Representative 60.0%
- Consolidated MCA’s 47.5%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)
- Lamu East Constituency 63.2%
- Lamu West Constituency 59.5%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)
- Lamu East Constituency 48.5%
- Lamu West Constituency 58.7%