Nyamira County
Nyamira County
Nyamira County is located in the South Western region of the country and borders Bomet County to the East, Narok to the South, Kisii to the West, Homa Bay to the North, and Kericho to the North East. It covers an area of 897.3Km2. According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census the population was 605,576 with a population density of 675 people per Km2 and an annual growth rate of 2.4%.
The major economic is farming of tea, coffee, pyrethrum, bananas and dairy farming. Agricultural produce include maize, beans, sorghum, finger millet and dairy products.
The County is endowed with livestock, arable land, pasture and water.
Nyamira County has four (4) constituencies divided into 20 electoral wards. Kitutu Masaba has the highest number of wards with 6, followed by West and North Mugirango with 5 and Borabu with 4 wards.
A sample of 800 and a margin of error of ±3.464% was used.
View Sample Frame
Ward | Adult Population per Ward | Sample per Ward |
Rigoma | 24,994 | 58 |
Gachuba | 18,648 | 43 |
Kemera | 20,381 | 47 |
Magombo | 12,851 | 30 |
Manga | 17,484 | 41 |
Gesima | 20,591 | 48 |
Nyamaiya | 18,862 | 44 |
Bogichora | 24,144 | 56 |
Bosamaro | 22,950 | 53 |
Bonyamatuta | 14,913 | 35 |
Township | 11,301 | 26 |
Itibo | 15,931 | 37 |
Bomwagamo | 9,958 | 23 |
Bokeira | 15,868 | 37 |
Magwagwa | 13,481 | 31 |
Ekerenyo | 15,389 | 36 |
Mekenene | 10,954 | 25 |
Kiabonyoru | 25,204 | 58 |
Nyansiongo | 15,871 | 37 |
Esise | 15,559 | 36 |
345,333 | 800 |
Representatives
Governor | NYAGARAMA JOHN OBIERO |
Senator | MOGENI ERICK OKONGO |
Women Representative | MOMANYI JERUSHA MONGINA |
Constituencies
Borabu Constituency
Kitutu Masaba Constituency
North Mugirango Constituency
West Mugirango Constituency
Constituency | No of Wards | Wards | Member of Parliament |
Kitutu Masaba | 6 | Rigoma, Gachuba, Kemera, Magombo,Manga, Gesima | SHADRACK JOHN MOSE |
West Mugirango | 5 | Nyamaiya, Bogichora,Bosamaro, Bonyamatuta, Township | VINCENT KEMOSI MOGAKA |
North Mugirango | 5 | Itibo, Bomwagamo, Bokeira, Magwagwa,Ekerenyo | JOASH NYAMACHE NYAMOKO |
Borabu | 4 | Mekenene, Kiabonyoru,Esise, Nyansiongo | BEN GEORGE ORORI MOMANYI |
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)
- Governor 54.6%
- Senator 47.3%
- Women’s Representative 41.8%
- Consolidated MCA’s 53.5%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)
- West Mugirango Constituency 62.7%
- Borabu Constituency 62.4%
- Kitutu Masaba Constituency 48.6%
- North Mugirango Constituency 43.7%
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)
- Governor 42.5%
- Senator 43.3%
- Women’s Representative 39.6%
- Consolidated MCA’s 50.1%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)
- West Mugirango Constituency 45.3%
- Borabu Constituency 49.1%
- Kitutu Masaba Constituency 42.9%
- North Mugirango Constituency 44.8%