County Regions
North Eastern Region
The North Eastern region has key unique characteristics: First, the counties in the region have significantly larger uncharted terrains which were predominantly undeveloped before devolution. Wajir covers an area of 55,841 km2, Garissa occupies an area of 45,720 km2and Mandera occupies an area of 22,789 km2.. Secondly, the counties were before devolution considered as heavily marginalized with minimal infrastructural development and as such were operating nearly from ground zero up. Thirdly, the region has been occasioned by incessant spates of terror attacks and general clashes that could have in more ways than one hampered development and trade.Be that as it may, the average index for the region is 42.73% which is above the midway mark. The best performing county in the region was Garissa with an index of 43.80%.
2015
RANK | COUNTY | POPULATION CENSUS 2009 | COUNTYTRAK PERFROMANCE INDEX N=600 PER COUNTY |
1 | GARISSA | 623,060 | 54.8% |
2 | WAJIR | 661,941 | 49.4% |
3 | MANDERA | 1,025,756 | 49.3% |
2310757 | 51.2% |
2020
RANK | COUNTY | POPULATION CENSUS 2009 | COUNTYTRAK PERFROMANCE INDEX N=600 PER COUNTY |
1 | GARISSA | 841,353 | 43.80% |
2 | MANDERA | 867,457 | 43.10% |
3 | WAJIR | 781,263 | 41.30% |
2,490,073 | 42.73% |
Garissa County(2015)
Governor | NATHIF JAMA ADAN |
Senator | YUSUF HAJI |
Women Representative | SHUKRA HUSSEIN GURE |
Wajir(2015)
Governor | AHMED ABDULLAHI MOHAMAD |
Senator | ABDIRAHMAN ALI |
Women Representative | FATUMA IBRAHIM ALI |
Mandera(2015)
Governor | IBRAHIM ROBA ALI |
Senator | BILLOW KEROW |
Women Representative | MAHBUB FATHIA |
Garissa County
Governor | KORANE ALI BUNOW |
Senator | HAJI MOHAMED YUSUF |
Women Representative | GURE ANAB MOHAMED |
Wajir
Governor | MAHAMUD MOHAMAD ABDI |
Senator | ABDIRAHMAN ALI |
Women Representative | FATUMA GEDI ALI |
Mandera
Governor | IBRAHIM ROBA ALI |
Senator | MAHAMUD MOHAMED MAALIM |
Women Representative | HASSAN AMINA GEDOW |