ponge - k'okello - siaya county development conference presentation

Siaya County at a Glance:

Potentials and Challenges

A Presentation at the

Siaya County Annual Development Conference

At the Village Park Hotel, At the Village Park Hotel, At the Village Park Hotel, At the Village Park Hotel, BondoBondoBondoBondo

on 25 on 25 on 25 on 25 ---- 26 October 201226 October 201226 October 201226 October 2012

Awuor Ponge and

K’Okello Victor Kizito

Siaya County Annual Development Conference 2

SIAYA SIAYA SIAYA SIAYA ---- General InformationGeneral InformationGeneral InformationGeneral Information

29.94410.8Share of urban population (%)

47.21035.3Poverty rate, based on KIHBS (%)

6614333Density (people per km²)

12,368362,530Surface area (km²)

43,013,341 20842,304Population

KenyaRankSiayaGeneral Information (2009)

Source: Kenya County Fact Sheets


Constituency PopulationConstituency PopulationConstituency PopulationConstituency Population

Constituency Population (in '000)

202187

161 158135

0

50

100

150

200

250

Ugenya Alego -

Usonga

Gem Bondo Rarieda

Population (in '000)

Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics


Population DensityPopulation DensityPopulation DensityPopulation Density


Rural Rural Rural Rural ----Urban PopulationsUrban PopulationsUrban PopulationsUrban PopulationsSiaya Rural-Urban Population

Rural

89%

Urban

11%

Rural Urban

Kenya Averages Rural - Urban Populations

Rural

68%

Urban

32%

Rural Urban

Urban Population in Large Towns

33,468

22,586

10,0987,242 6,412 5,187

2,522

05,000

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000

Bon

do

Sia

ya

Use

nge

Ugu

nja

Yal

a

Ukw

ala

Ndo

ri

Town

Population

Population (in '000)



Health and Education Outcomes


Health and Education Outcomes

4

4234

45

18

28

64

27.7

39

5.9

66.6

12.7

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

81.6 59.4 42 16.8 70.3 10.8

Fully-

immunized

Malaria

(1st visits)

TB per

10,000

HIV+

ante-natal

Pop. with

Primary

Pop. with

Secondary

National Rank

Kenya Average


Education Statistics

ECD: Only 70% of children aged between 3 and 5

are attending pre-primary education in the district.

Primary: The net enrollment rate stands at 84.7%;

with male standing at 84% and female at 85.7%.

Secondary: Only 43% of the population aged 14 -

17 years do join secondary education. Net

enrollment rate stands at 19.8% with male at

19.1% and female at 20.5%.

University: Only 6.1% of those ages 18 - 24 were

enrolled in universities.

Disability: Only 19.6 of enrolled students in

secondary schools were persons with disabilities.

Source: 2009 Population and Housing Census Report


Health Statistics

Number of health facilities = 160; of which:

- 12 are hospitals; 40 are health centres; 4

are nursing homes; 78 are dispensaries

and 26 are clinics.

HIV/AIDS prevalence rate = 24%;

Total bed capacity in whole district = 657;

Doctor/Population ratio:

- Bondo - 1:72, 390; Siaya - 1:52, 000

Number of VCT centres = 34

Source: Gondi Hesbon Olum, 2011


Siaya County Health Indicators

Women and Children bear the heaviest burdens of malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other preventable diseases.

HIV rates in the poorest sub-districts are over 40%.

The Maternal Mortality Ratio is very high at 456 per 100,000.

The Infant Mortality Rate is 77 per 1000 live Births.

There are only 22 health facilities in this region

There are only 3 Level 3 Facilities.

There is no facility able to conduct Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care, blood transfusion, or neonatal care.

Source: 2011 Matibabu Foundation Kenya


Funding per Capita

Funding per Capita in Ksh. 2008/2009 (in Millions)

309

206

30

0

111

17

22

24

0

14

300

218

48

70

88

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Constituency Development Fund (CDF)

Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF)

Single Business Permit revenues by LAs

Property tax revenues by LAs

Rural Electrification Programme Fund

Ksh. (in Millions) National Ranking Kenya Average



Access to Infrastructure

Siaya County Access to Infrastructure

46.7

82.7

4.3

6.4

50.5

40

28

39

20

17

66.5

87.8

22.7

9.4

43.5

0 20 40 60 80 100

Improved water (% households 2009)

Improved sanitation (% households 2009)

Electricity (% households 2009)

Paved roads (as % of total roads)

Good/fair roads (as % of total roads)

County Percentages National Ranking Kenya Average



Physical Infrastructure

Road Network: 176km bitumen standard;

618km gravel surface and 894.3km.

Housing: 65.9% - iron sheets; 32.1% grass-

thatched.

- 63.8% - mud/wood walls; 19.3% -

wood/cement; and 13.5% - bricks/block walls.

Urban areas: 45.3% brick/block walls.

Rural areas: 9.8% brick/block walls.

Floor: Earth - 70% and Cement - 29%.

Urban areas - 70% cement floors.

Rural areas - 23.8% cement floors.

Source: 2009 Population and Housing Census Report


Water and Sanitation

Spring/well/borehole - 39.1%;

Stream - 25.1%;

Lake - 13.8%;

Pond/dam - 11%.

Access to piped drinking water - only

5.9%;

Pit latrine use - 75.4%;

Bush usage - 20%.

Source: Gondi Hesbon Olum, 2011


Energy Consumption

Paraffin lamps - 94% - of this,

73% use tin lamps.

Total electricity usage - only

4.3%.

Only 2.4% of rural households

have access to electricity.

Total urban electricity access -

20%.Source: Gondi Hesbon Olum, 2011


Rural Electrification Allocation

Rural Electrification Allocations 2003 - 2009 in Ksh (in Millions)

37

100

60

78

49

93

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2003

/200

420

04/2

005

2005

/200

620

06/2

007

2007

/200

820

08/2

009

Financial Year in Review

Am

ou

nt

in M

illi

on

s

Ksh (in Millions)

Source: Rural Electrification Authority


Service Coverage

Service Coverage

47.4

52

64.8

56.2

66.2

72.9

13

12

40

31

29

26

37.5

37.6

75

59.8

66.4

70.9

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Delivered in a health centre

Qualified medical assistant during birth

Had all vaccinations

Adequate height for age

Can read & write

Attending School, 15-18 years

County Percentages National Ranking Kenya Average



What needs to be done?

Mapping of County resources;

Mapping of County Professionals;

Comprehensive County needs assessment;

Comprehensive baseline survey for monitoring progress;

Regular perception surveys on service delivery.

Signing of performance commitments by political leaders.


The End

Awuor Ponge

[email protected]

+254 721 962 660

K’Okello Victor Kizito

[email protected]

+254 720 612 266

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