Wajir County

Wajir County is located in North Eastern Kenya and borders Mandera County to the North and North East, Somalia to the East, Garissa County to the South and South West, Isiolo County and Marsabit County to the West and Ethiopia to the North West.

It covers an area of 56,773.1Km² according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census.

According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census the population was 781,263 with a population density of 14 people per Km²and an annual growth rate of 3.7%.

The main economic activity is pastrolism with some agro-pastrolism and rain-fed agriculture being practised on a small scale basis in the northern higher altitude regions of the county.

Wajir County has six (6) constituencies which are further divided into 30 electoral wards with Wajir North and Wajir South having 7 wards each, while the rest; Wajir West, Wajir East, Tarbaj and Eldas have 4 wards each.

Representatives

Governor	AHMED ABDULLAHI MOHAMAD
Senator	ABDIRAHMAN ALI
Women Representative	FATUMA IBRAHIM ALI

Constituencies

Wajir North

Wajir West

Wajir East

Wajir South

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
Gurar	16,139	25
Bute	21,117	32
Korondile	16,560	25
Malkagufu	4,649	7
Batalu	13,691	21
Danaba	24,038	37
Godoma	10,830	17
Wagberi	18,467	28
Township	23,180	35
Barwago	23,750	36
Khorof/Harar	23,514	36
Elben	21,336	33
Sarman	20,586	32
Tarbaj	22,762	35
Wargadud	23,654	36
Arbajahan	17,178	26
Hadado/ Athibohol	15,215	23
Ademasajide	20,706	32
Ganyure	11,722	18
Wagalla	7,164	11
Eldas	15,261	23
Della	16,649	25
Lakoley South/Basir	8,983	14
Elnur/Tula Tula	22,928	35
Benane	19,384	30
Burder	8,386	13
Dadaja Bulla	17,579	27
Habaswein	20,775	32
Lagboghol South	19,189	29
Ibrahim Ure	17,419	27
	522,812	800

Constituency	No of Wards	Wards	Member of Parliament
Wajir North	7	Gurar, Bute, Korondile, Malkagufu, Batalu, Danaba, Godoma	AHMED ABDISALAN IBRAHIM
Wajir East	4	Wagbri, Township, Barwago, Khorof/Harar	RASHID KASSIM AMIN
Tarbaj	4	Elben, Sarman, Tarbaj, Wargadud	AHMED BASHANE GAAL
Wajir West	5	Arbajahan, Hadado/Athibohol, Ademasajide, Ganyure, Wagalla	AHMED KOLOSH MOHAMED
Eldas	4	Eldas, Della, Lakoley South/Basir, Elnur/Tula Tula	ADAN KEYNAN WEHLIYE
Wajir South	6	Benane, Burder, Dadaja Bulla, Habaswein, Lagboghol South, Ibrahim Ure	MOHAMUD SHEIKH MOHAMMED

CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)

Governor 57.3% 57.3%
Senator 44.2% 44.2%
Women’s Representative 43.1% 43.1%
Consolidated MCA’s 48.7% 48.7%

CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)

Governor 46.2% 46.2%
Senator 39.1% 39.1%
Women’s Representative 46.3% 46.3%
Consolidated MCA’s 45.0% 45.0%

CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)

Wajir West Constituency 60.1% 60.1%
Eldas Constituency 56.5% 56.5%
Wajir South Constituency 54% 54%
Wajir East Constituency 51.5% 51.5%
Tarbaj Constituency 50% 50%
Wajir North Constituency 43.5% 43.5%

CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)

Wajir West Constituency 50.2% 50.2%
Eldas Constituency 56.9% 56.9%
Wajir South Constituency 38.1% 38.1%
Wajir East Constituency 45.3% 45.3%
Tarbaj Constituency 50.8% 50.8%
Wajir North Constituency 45.0% 45.0%