KENYA 2009 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS RESULTS: FACT

AND FIGURES ON NORTH EASTERN PROVINCE.

By: Ibrahim Rashid Hassan

The population of Kenya from the year 1879 to 2009 is as follows:

1897 – 2.5 million people.

1948 – 5.4 million people.
1962 – 8.6 million people.
1969 – 10.9 million people.
1979 – 15.3 million people.
1989 – 21.4 million people.
1999 – 28.7 million people.
2009 – 38,610,097 million people.

• Muslim population stands at 4, 304, 798 people.

• The Somali Population of North Eastern Province stands at
2,310,757 people.
• The Number of households in the region stands at 312,661
households.
• Most populous county in NEP is Mandera district with 559,943
males and 465,813 females.
• Mandera central is the most populous constituency with 225, 579
males and 191,715 females (Total 417,294).

DISTRICTS WITH INCONSISTENCE FIGURES, IN NEP.

Constituency Male Female Total

Lagdera 133,164 111,959 245,123
Wajir East 122,083 102,335 224,418
Mandera Central 225,579 191,715 417,294
Mandera East 159,557 129,130 288,687
Mandera West 174,807 144,968 319,775

EDUCATION
PROVINCE PRE- PRIMARY SECONDARY UNIVERSITY
PRIMARY
NEP 24,383 414,541 60,133 2,431

WATER
province Pond/Dam piped stream Spring/borehole Harvested Other
Rain
NEP 16.3% 11.6% 5.1% 51.1% 2.5% 13.0%
HUMAN WASTE DISPOSAL
PROVINCE MAIN SEPTIC CESS PIT BUSH OTHER
SEWER TANK POOL LATRINE
NEP 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% 33.3% 63.3% 2.7%

LIVESTOCK POPULATION IN NEP

EXOTIC INDIGENOUS SHEEP GOAT CAMELS DONKEY
CATTLE CATTLE
80,422 2,694,786 4,264,155 7,886,586 1,700,893 382,345

Pigs – 68
Indigenous chicken – 422,899
Chicken commercial – 71,313
Bee Hives – 59,189

OWNERSHIP OF HOUSEHOLD ASSETS IN NORTH EASTERN

PROVINCE OF KENYA.
RADIO TV MOBILE LANDLINE COMPUTER OTHER
PHONES TELEPHONE
175,277 10,925=3.5% 90,091=28.8% 1,251=0.4% 1,936=0.6% 49,249=2.7%
=56.1%

MUSLIM POPULATION IN KENYA

The Muslim population in Kenya is 4,304,798 people.

TOTAL KENYAN POPULATION

Male 19,192,458
Female 19,417,639
Total population of Kenya now stands at 38,610,097 according to the
2009 population and Housing Census.

Ethnic affiliation
1. Kikuyu – 6,622,576
2. Luhya – 5,338,666
3. Kelenjin – 4,967,328
4. Luo – 4,044,440
5. Kamba – 3,893,157
6. Somali - 2,385,572
Source:
The 2009 Kenya population and housing census results.

The author can be reached on:

gahnuug_2002@yahoo.com