Kisii County
Kisii County
Kisii County is located to the south east of Lake Victoria and is bordered by six counties with Narok to the south, Migori to the west, Homa Bay to the north west, Kisumu to the north, Bomet to the south east and Nyamira to the east. It covers an area of 1,323Km2. Based on the 2019 Population and Housing Census, the county population is 1,266,860. The population density is 958 people per Km2 with an annual growth rate of 2.75%.
The major economy is subsistence farming and the county is known for its bananas. Others include tea, coffee, tomatoes, vegetables, dairy products, maize, sugarcane.
Kisii County has nine (9) constituencies divided into 45 electoral wards. Bobasi has the highest number of wards with 8, followed by South Mugirango and Nyaribabi Chache with 6, Nyaribari Masaba and Kitutu Chache South with 5 each, Bonchari, Bomachoge and Kitutu Chache North 4 each while Bomachoge Chache has the least with 3 wards.
A sample of 1000 and a margin of error of ±3.098% was used.
View Sample Frame
Ward | Adult Population per Ward | Sample per Ward |
Bomariba | 21,845 | 34 |
Bogiakumu | 19,569 | 30 |
Bokeira | 11,568 | 18 |
Riana | 11,721 | 18 |
Tabaka | 18,129 | 28 |
Boikanga | 11,215 | 17 |
Bogetenga | 14,756 | 23 |
Borabu/Chitago | 22,249 | 34 |
Moticho | 15,022 | 23 |
Getenga | 8,414 | 13 |
Borabu Masaba | 19,055 | 29 |
Boochi Borabu | 13,929 | 21 |
Bokimonge | 8,505 | 13 |
Magenche | 19,026 | 29 |
Masige West | 10,439 | 16 |
Masige East | 10,822 | 17 |
Basi Central | 13,179 | 20 |
Nyacheki | 17,550 | 27 |
Bassi Bogetaorio | 19,287 | 30 |
Bobasi Chache | 12,422 | 19 |
Sameta/ Mokwerero | 11,994 | 18 |
Bobasi/ Boitangare | 11,609 | 18 |
Majoge Basi | 13,256 | 20 |
Boochi/Tendere | 18,740 | 29 |
Bosoti/Sengera | 20,803 | 32 |
Ichuni | 15,651 | 24 |
Nyamasibi | 12,152 | 19 |
Masimba | 14,685 | 23 |
Gesusu | 14,599 | 22 |
Kiamokama | 11,834 | 18 |
Bobaracho | 16,562 | 25 |
Kisii Central | 18,179 | 28 |
Keumbu | 8,481 | 13 |
Kiogoro | 7,396 | 11 |
Birongo | 10,934 | 17 |
Ibeno | 11,691 | 18 |
Monyerero | 15,587 | 24 |
Sensi | 5,940 | 9 |
Marani | 19,785 | 30 |
Mwamonari | 17,313 | 27 |
Bogusero | 14,041 | 22 |
Bogeka | 7,482 | 12 |
Nyakoe | 13,038 | 20 |
Kitutu Central | 28,431 | 44 |
Nyatieko | 11,599 | 18 |
650,482 | 1,000 |
Representatives
Governor | ONGWAE JAMES ELVIS OMARIBA |
Senator | ONGERI SAMSON KEGENGO |
Women Representative | ONGERA JANET |
Constituencies
Bobasi Constituency
Bonchari Constituency
Bomachoge Borabu Constituency
Bomachoge Chache Constituency
Kitutu Chache North Constituency
Kitutu Chache South Constituency
Nyaribari Chache Constituency
Nyaribari Masaba Constituency
South Mugirango Constituency
CONSTITUENCY | NO | WARDS | MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT |
WARDS | |||
BONCHARI | 4 | BOMARIBA, BOGIAKUMU, BOKEIRA, RIANA | JOHN OROO OYIOKA |
SOUTH MUGIRANGO | 6 | BOGETENGA, BORABU/CHITAGO, MOTICHO, GETENGA, TABAKA, BOIKANGA | SILVANUS OSORO ONYIEGO |
BOMACHOGE BORABU | 4 | BORABU MASABA, BOOCHI BORABU, BOKIMONGE | ZADOC ABEL OGUTU |
MAGENCHE | |||
BOBASI | 8 | MASIGE WEST,MASIG | INNOCENT MOMANYI OBIRI |
EAST, BASI CENTRAL | |||
NYACHEKI, BASSI BOGETAORIO | |||
BOBASI CHACHE, SAMETA/ MOKWERERO | |||
BOBASI/ BOITANGARE | |||
BOMACHOGE CHACHE | 3 | MAJOGE BASI, BOOCHI/TENDERE | MIRUKA ONDIEKI ALFAH |
BOSOTI/SENGERA | |||
NYARIBARI MASABA | 5 | ICHUNI, NYAMASIBI | EZEKIEL MACHOGU OMBAKI |
MASIMBA, GESUSU, KIAMOKAMA | |||
NYARIBARI CHACHE | 6 | BOBARACHO | RICHARD NYAGAKA TONGI |
KISII CENTRAL | |||
KEUMBU, KIOGORO, BIRONGO | |||
IBENO | |||
KITUTU CHACHE NORTH | 4 | MONYERERO, SENSI | JIMMY ANGWENYI |
MARANI, MWAMONARI | |||
KITUTU CHACHE SOUTH | 5 | BOGUSERO, BOGEKA, NYAKOE | RICHARD ONYONKA |
KITUTU CENTRAL, NYATIEKO |
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)
- Governor 70.1%
- Senator 52.7%
- Women’s Representative 47.8%
- Consolidated MCA’s 57.5%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)
- South Mugirango Constituency 70.9%
- Kitutu Chache North Constituency 66.9%
- Kitutu Chache South Constituency 64.4%
- Bobasi Constituency 61.7%
- Bonchari Constituency 58.7%
- Bomachoge Borabu Constituency 52.7%
- Bomachoge Chache Constituency 47.3%
- Nyaribari Masaba Constituency 47.6%
- Nyaribari Chache Constituency 44.3%
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)
- Governor 57.8%
- Senator 45.9%
- Women’s Representative 45.6%
- Consolidated MCA’s 45.3%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)
- South Mugirango Constituency 54.6%
- Kitutu Chache North Constituency 49.1%
- Kitutu Chache South Constituency 52.3%
- Bobasi Constituency 43.8%
- Bonchari Constituency 47.8%
- Bomachoge Borabu Constituency 43.9%
- Bomachoge Chache Constituency 53.4%
- Nyaribari Masaba Constituency 55%
- Nyaribari Chache Constituency 49.4%