Homa Bay County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Homa Bay. The county has a population of 1,131,950 (2019 census) and an area of 3,154.7 km2. Lake Victoria is a major source of livelihood for Homa Bay County. It has 40 wards, each represented by an MCA in the Homa Bay county assembly located in Homa Bay town, which is the county headquarters.
Homa Bay County has eight sub counties just like the constituencies.
Demographics Homa Bay County has a total population of 1,131,950 persons, of which 539,560 are males, 592,367 females and 23 intersex persons. It has 262,036 households with an average of 4.3 people per household. The county has a population density of 359 people per square kilometre. +Population By Sub-CountySub-County PopulationHoma Bay 117,439Ndhiwa218,136 Rachuonyo North 178,686Rachuonyo East 121,822 Rachuonyo South 130,814 Rangwe 117,732 Suba North 124,938 Suba South 124,938 Total1,131,950 Source
Religion Religion in Homa Bay County
Religion (2019 Census)NumberPercentage (%)Catholicism183,94616.34Protestant 433,10238.47Evangelical Churches 241,06021.41African instituted Churches200,90017.84Orthodox6,7310.60Other Christian28,8052.56Islam7,4690.66Hindu 1380.01Traditionists3,4070.30Other15,0931.34No Religion/Atheism4,7990.43Don't Know3940.03Not Stated530.00
Administrative and political units
Administrative Units The county has been subdivided into 8 sub-counties with 40 county assembly wards. There are a total of 19 divisions, with 116 locations and 226 sub-locations.
Electoral constituencies The county has eight electoral constituencies: Homa Bay Town Constituency Kabondo Kasipul Constituency Karachuonyo Constituency Kasipul Constituency Suba North Constituency Ndhiwa Constituency Rangwe Constituency Suba South Constituency
Political leadership Gladys Wanga is the current governor after being elected in the 2022 general elections that took place on August 9. Moses Otieno Kajwang’ is the senator and was elected in 2015 in a by - election due to the death of his brother, Gerald Otieno Kajwang. He retained his seat in the 2017 General elections. Gladys Atieno Nyasuna Wanga is the second woman representative to hold the office after being elected in 2017.
Members of parliament +ConstituencyMember of PartliamentPartySessionHoma Bay Town ConstituencyPeter Opondo KalumaODM12th Parliament (2017 - 2022)Ndhiwa ConstituencyHon Martin Peters OwinoODM13th Parliament (2022 - 2027)Kasipul ConstituencyHon Boyd Ong'ondo WereODM13th Parliament (2025 - 2027)Suba North ConstituencyHon Millie Grace Akoth OdhiamboODM13th Parliament (2022 - 2027)Karachuonyo ConstituencyHon Andrew Adipo OkuomeODM13th Parliament (2022 - 2027)Suba South ConstituencyHon Caroli OmondiODM13th Parliament (2022 - 2027)Rangwe ConstituencyHon Lilian Achieng GogoODM13th Parliament (2022 - 2027)Kabondo Kasipul ConstituencyHon Eve Akinyi ObaraODM13th Parliament (2022 - 2027)
Health There are a total of 206 health facilities across the county of which 144 are public and 62 are private. +Health Facilities by OwnershipPublicNumberLevel 5 1Level 4 11Level 3 31Level 2 101PrivateHospitals (Mission/NGO) 3Health centres 36Dispensaries 23Total 206Source
Education The county has 1451 ECD centres of which are 991 public and 460 private. There are 1089 primary schools, 312 secondary schools, 50 youth polytechnic, two technical training institutions and two university colleges. + Education InstitutionsCategoryPublicPrivateTotalECD Centres9914601451Primary schools8682211089Secondary schools29418312Youth Polytechnic50050Technical Training Institutions22Universities11
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Transport and communication The county is covered by road network of 3225 km of which 1840 is covered by earth surface, 1240 km is gravel and 184 km is covered by bitumen. There are 13 postal services with 3,300 installed letter boxes, 1,605 rented letter boxes 1,695 vacant letter boxes.
Trade and commerce The county grows a variety of agricultural crops based on the ecological zones found in the county. Coffee, sugarcane, maize, beans, tobacco, dairy and fish farming in Rachuonyo subcounty. Maize, millet, pineapples, sorghum, sunflower and tomatoes are grown in Gwasi Hills of Suba. Millet, green grams, tobacco, sugarcane, pineapples, sisal are grown in Ndhiwa, Homa Bay town and Rangwe. Cotton was grown in Rachuonyo and central Mbita before the collapse of the cotton industry. There are efforts that are underway to revive cotton farming across the county. Some of the animals kept in the county include dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, hair goats, dairy goats, meat pigs, rabbit and poultry.
The county is also a tourist attraction center because of the mysterious lake found in Karachuonyo constituency, Lake Simbi Nyaima, a little volcanic lake well known for its ancient origins and its undiscovered prehistoric sites that make it a Kenya safari tourist destination of the worldwide interest. The lake is known for seasonal migration of Flamingo birds from Lakes Bogoria, Natron and Nakuru National Park among other lakes from the rift valley.
The county is part of the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) established in 2018 to foster regional economic, industrial, social, and technological collaboration.
Villages and settlements Andiwo's Village Awach Tende Mwenda Oyugis Akelo's Village
See also Andiwo's Village Kericho County Kisii County Kisumu County Lake Victoria Lambwe Migori County Nyamira County Siaya County Sindo Township
References
External links Map of the District KTN documentary on the 16 August violence at a political rally