Marsabit County

Marsabit County[2] (up to 2010 Marsabit District) is a county of Kenya. Covering a surface area of 66.923,1 square kilometres Marsabit is the largest county in Kenya. Its capital is Marsabit and its largest town Moyale. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 459,785.[3] It is bordered to the North by Ethiopia, to the West by Turkana County to the South by Samburu County and Isiolo County, and to the East by Wajir County.

Not to be confused with Marsabit.

Marsabit County
County
Marsabit Landscape
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Marsabit County in Kenya
Coordinates: 2°19′N 37°58′E
Country Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
CapitalMarsabit
Largest townMoyale
Other townsSololo
Government
 • GovernorMohammud Ali
Area
 • Total66,923.1 km2 (25,839.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total459,785
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitemarsabit.go.ke

Geography

The county is located in central north Kenya. It borders the eastern shore of Lake Turkana. Important topographical features are: Ol Donyo Ranges (2,066m) in the southwest, Mount Marsabit (1,865m) in the central part of the county, Hurri Hills (1,685m) in the northeastern part of the county, Mount Kulal (2,235m) in the northwest and the mountains around Sololo-Moyale escarpment (up to 1,400m) in the northeast. The Chalbi Desert makes up much of the center region of the county.[4]

Physical and Tropical Features

The county is made of an extensive plain lying 300m and 900m above sea level which gently slopes towards the south east. Some of the prominent features include Ol Donyo (2,066m above sea level), Mt. Marsabit (1,865m above sea level), Hurri Hills (1,685m above sea level) Mt. Kulal (2,235m above sea level) and the Sololo-Moyale escarpment (up to 1,400m above sea level).
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Climatic Conditions

The county experience semi-arid climatic conditions with an average temperature range between 15C – 26C and Annual rainfall ranges between 200mm and 1,000mm per annum.  long start in April and May and short rain seasons from November and December.[7][6]

Demographics

The county has a total population of 459,785 of which 243,548 are males, 216,219 females and 18 intersex persons. There are 77,495 household with an average household size of 5.8 persons per household and a population density 6 people per square kilometre.[8]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1979 96,216—    
1989 129,262+34.3%
1999 174,957+35.4%
2009 291,166+66.4%
2019 459,785+57.9%
source:[9]
Urban Centre2019 Population[10]
Moyale37,387
Marsabit14,907
Sololo9,104
Loiyangalani5,117
Laisamis2,643

Administrative and Political Units

Administrative Units

There are 4 sub counties, 16 divisions, 63 locations and 127 sub-locations.[11]

Sub-Counties
  • Saku
  • North Horr
  • Laisamis
  • Moyale

Electoral constituencies

There 4 constituencies and 20 county assembly wards.[12]

Political Leadership

Mohamed Mohamud Ali is the Governor and was elected in 2017 and his deputy is Solomon Gubo Riwe.[13][14] He replaced Ukur Yattani, the first governor of Marsabit county and currently the Cabinet Secretary of National Treasury & Planning.[15][16] Gordana Hargura is the Senator and has been senator since 2013.[17] Nasra Ibrahim Ibren is the first elected women representative and was replaced in 2017 general elections by Safia Sheikh Adan.[18][19]

For Marsabit County, the County Executive Committee comprises:-

County Executive Committee
Number
The Governor 1
The Deputy Governor 1
The County Secretary 1
The CEC Members 10
Total 13

Source[20]

Members of Parliament 2017-2022 (Marsabit County)
  1. Hon. Wario, Qalicha Gufu[21] of Jubilee Party (JP) Member of Parliament Moyale Constituency.[22]
  2. Hon. Ganya, Francis Chachu[23] of Fap Party Member of Parliament North Horr Constituency.[24]
  3. Hon. Raso, Dido Ali[25] of Jubilee Party (JP) Member of Parliament Saku Constituency.[25]
  4. Hon. Arbelle, Marselino[26] of Jubilee Party (JP) Malimo Member of Parliament Laisamis Constituency.[27]

Education

There are 277 ECD centres 209 primary schools and 31 secondary schools. The county has also 1 teachers training colleges, 4 Youth Polytechnics, 106 adult training institutions and 6 technical training institutions.[28]

Health

There is a total of 111 health facilities, hospital beds in the county. County has 457 health personnel of different cadre.[29]

HIV prevalence is at 1% below the national 5.3% (Kenya HIV Estimates 2011).[30]

Transport and Communication

The county is covered by 5,000 Km of road network. of this 4,108 km is covered by earth surface, 580 km is murram surface and 312 km of surface is covered by Bitumen.[31][32]

There are two post office with 1,000 installed letter boxes, 717 rented letter boxes and 283 vacant letter boxes.[33]

Electoral constituencies
Constituencies of Marsabit County[34]
Map Constituency Name Constituency No. Approximate Population (2009) Area in km2
Moyale 45 145,196 9,390
North Horr 46 109,179 38,953
Saku 47 46,502 2,078
Laisamis 48 65,669 20,266
Total 291,166 70,687

Subdivisions

Marsabit County is divided into six administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Central25,10010,619Marsabit
Gadamoji12,3450
Laisamis24,0112,817Laisamis
Loiyangalani16,9651,054
Maikona55,51820,100Maikona
North Horr68,53930,343North Horr
Total202,29897,677-
* 1999 census. Sources:,,[35][36]

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