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% 70.1%
  • Senator 52.7% 52.7%
  • Women’s Representative 47.8% 47.8%
  • Consolidated MCA’s 57.5% 57.5%

CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating  (2015)

  • South Mugirango Constituency 70.9% 70.9%
  • Kitutu Chache North Constituency 66.9% 66.9%
  • Kitutu Chache South Constituency 64.4% 64.4%
  • Bobasi Constituency 61.7% 61.7%
  • Bonchari Constituency 58.7% 58.7%
  • Bomachoge Borabu Constituency 52.7% 52.7%
  • Bomachoge Chache Constituency 47.3% 47.3%
  • Nyaribari Masaba Constituency 47.6% 47.6%
  • Nyaribari Chache Constituency 44.3% 44.3%

CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating  (2020)

  • Governor 57.8% 57.8%
  • Senator 45.9% 45.9%
  • Women’s Representative 45.6% 45.6%
  • Consolidated MCA’s 45.3% 45.3%

CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating  (2020)

  • South Mugirango Constituency 54.6% 54.6%
  • Kitutu Chache North Constituency 49.1% 49.1%
  • Kitutu Chache South Constituency 52.3% 52.3%
  • Bobasi Constituency 43.8% 43.8%
  • Bonchari Constituency 47.8% 47.8%
  • Bomachoge Borabu Constituency 43.9% 43.9%
  • Bomachoge Chache Constituency 53.4% 53.4%
  • Nyaribari Masaba Constituency 55% 55%
  • Nyaribari Chache Constituency 49.4% 49.4%
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