Garissa County

Garissa County

Garissa County is located in Eastern Kenya bordering Somalia to the East, Wajir County and Isiolo County to the North, Tana River County to the West and Lamu County to the South. It covers an area of 44,736Km2. According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census the population is 841,353 and a population density of 19 people per Km2.

The main economic activities in the County are Livestock rearing predominantly through pastoralism, Bee-keeping, Sand Harvesting, irrigated farming and trading.

Garissa County has eleven (6) constituencies divided into 30 electoral wards.

 

Representatives
Governor KORANE ALI BUNOW
Senator HAJI MOHAMED YUSUF
Women Representative GURE ANAB MOHAMED

 

Constituencies

Garissa Township Constituency

Fafi Constituency

Dadaab Constituency

Lagdera Constituency

Balambala Constituency

Ijara Constituency

A sample of 800 and a margin of error of ±3.464% was used.
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Ward Adult Population per Ward Sample per Ward
Waberi                          17,933 26
Galbet                          23,434 35
Township                          19,439 29
Iftin                          26,740 39
Balambala                          17,682 26
Danyere                          21,589 32
Jarajara                            6,398 9
Saka                            8,598 13
Sankuri                          26,650 39
Modogashe                          18,944 28
Benane                          11,423 17
Goreale                            8,900 13
Maalamin                          23,218 34
Sabena                            9,586 14
Baraki                            8,505 13
Dertu                            9,911 15
Dadaab                          52,528 78
Labisgale                          38,046 56
Damajale                            8,236 12
Liboi                            9,951 15
Abakaile                          10,815 16
Bura                            4,624 7
Dekaharia                            8,282 12
Jarajila                          59,092 87
Fafi                            4,443 7
Nanighi                            6,375 9
Hulugho                          18,225 27
Sangailu                          20,249 30
Ijara                          14,400 21
Masalani                          27,725 41
                      541,942 800
Constituency No of Wards Wards Member of Parliament
Dujis 4 Waberi, Galbet, Township, Iftin ADEN BARE DUALE
Balambala 5 Balambala, Danyere, Jarajara, Saka, Sankuri ABDI OMAR SHURIE
Lagdera 6 Modogashe, Bename, Goreale, Maalamin, Sabena, Baraki MOHAMED HIRE GARANE
Dadaab 6 Dertu, Dadaab, Labasigale, Damajale, Liboi, Abakaile MOHAMED DAHIR DUALE
Fafi 5 Bura, Dekaharia, Jarajila, Fafi, Nanighi ABDIKHAIM OSMAN MOHAMED
Ijara 4 Hulugho, Sangailu, Ijara, Masalani SOPHIA ABDI NOOR

CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)

  • Governor 64.9%
  • Senator 49.6%
  • Women’s Representative 49%
  • Consolidated MCA’s 53.8%

CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)

  • Governor 49.3%
  • Senator 45.4%
  • Women’s Representative 46.6%
  • Consolidated MCA’S 48.2%

CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)

  • Fafi 68.2%
  • Dadaab Constituency 63.9%
  • Garissa Town Constituency 62.5%
  • Lagdera Constituency 62.4%
  • Ijara 58.9%
  • Balambala Constituency 57.2%

CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)

  • Fafi 49.3%
  • Dadaab Constituency 53.6%
  • Garissa Town Constituency/Dujis 53.2%
  • Lagdera Constituency 44.9%
  • Ijara 46.9%
  • Balambala Constituency 50.9%
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