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Population

Nyeri - population

Nyeri County is at the onset of a maturing population structure where 0-14 year olds constitute 34% and 15 – 34 year olds constitute 34% of the total population.  This is due to a declining number of children and youth as a result of a prolonged period of low fertility rates as shown by the highest percentage household size of 0-3 members at 55%. The county also has the second highest proportion of old people aged 65+ in the country at 6.6% of the population

 

Employment

The 2009 population and housing census covered in brief the labour status as tabulated below. The main variable of interest for inequality discussed in the text is work for pay by level of education. The other variables, notably family business, family agricultural holdings, intern/volunteer, retired/homemaker, fulltime student, incapacitated and  no work are tabulated and presented in the annex table 36.3 up to ward level.

Table 36: Overall Employment by Education levels in Nyeri County

Education Level

Work for pay

Family Business

Family Agricultural Holding

Intern/ Volunteer

Retired/ Homemaker

Fulltime Student

Incapacitated

No work

Number of Individuals

 Total

26.7

11.9

36.1

0.8

6.5

13.1

0.6

4.4

       405,204

None

21.1

9.3

47.2

2.9

9.2

1.3

4.9

4.1

         13,412

Primary

25.2

11.4

44.3

0.5

7.1

6.8

0.6

4.1

       185,328

Secondary+

28.4

12.5

28.0

0.8

5.8

19.5

0.3

4.6

       206,464

In Nyeri County, 21% of the residents with no formal education 25% of those with a primary education and 28% of those with a secondary level of education or above are working for pay. Work for pay for those with secondary or above level of education is highest in Nairobi at 49% and this is 21 percentage points above the level in Nyeri.

Gini Coefficient

In this report, the Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Gini index of '0' represents perfect equality, while an index of '1' implies perfect inequality. Nyeri County’s Gini index is 0.365 compared with Turkana County, which has the least inequality nationally (0.283).

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Education

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A total of 34% of Nyeri County residents have a secondary level of education or above. Nyeri Town has constituency, which has the highest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above at 45%. This is almost twice Mukurwe-ini constituency, which has the lowest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above. Nyeri Town constituency is 11 percentage points above the county average. Rware ward has the highest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above at 53%. This is twice Gikondi ward, which has the lowest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above. Rware ward is 19 percentage points above the county average.

A total of 54% of Nyeri County residents have a primary level of education only. Mukurwe-ini constituency has the highest share of residents with a primary level of education only at 60%. This is 15 percentage points above Nyeri Town constituency, which has the lowest share of residents with a primary level of education only. Mukurwe-ini constituency is 6 percentage points above the county average. Rugi ward has the highest share of residents with a primary level of education only at 64%. This is twice Rware ward, which has the lowest share of residents with a primary level of education only. Rugi ward is 10 percentage points above the county average.

 12% of Nyeri County residents have no formal education.Othaya constituency has the highest share of residents with no formal education at 14%.This is 3% points above Nyeri Town  constituency, which has the lowest share of residents with no formal education. Othaya constituency is 2 percentage points above the county average. Karima ward has the highest percentage of residents with no formal education at 15%. This is 6 percentage points above Rware ward, which has the lowest percentage of residents with no formal education. Karima ward is 3 percentage points above the county average.

Energy  »   Cooking Fuel

Nyeri - Cooking Fuel

Just 5% of residents in Nyeri County use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and 5% use paraffin. 73% use firewood and 16% use charcoal. The most common cooking fuel is firewood with male headed households at 72% and 74% in female headed households using it.

 Nyeri Town constituency has the highest level of LPG use in Nyeri County at 15%.This is 14 percentage points more than Mukurwe-ini constituency, which has the lowest share at 1%. Nyeri Town constituency is 10 percentage points above the county average. Rware ward has the highest level of use of LPG in Nyeri County at 25%.This is 25 percentage points above Gatarakwa ward, which has the lowest share. Rware ward is 20 percentage points above the county average.

Tetu and Mukurwe-ini constituencies have the highest level of firewood use in Nyeri County at 91% each. This is more than twice Nyeri Town constituency, which has the lowest level at 39%. Tetu and Mukurwe-ini constituencies are about 18 percentage points above the county average. Gikondi ward has the highest level of firewood use in Nyeri County at 97%.This is almost 14 times Rware ward, which has the lowest share at 7%. Gikondi ward is 24 percentage points above the county average.

Nyeri Town constituency has the highest level of use of charcoal in Nyeri County at 31%. This is eight times Mukurwe-ini constituency, which has the lowest share at 4%. Nyeri Town constituency is 15 percentage points higher than the county average. Rware ward has the highest level of use of charcoal in Nyeri County at 43%.This is 22 times Gikondi ward, which has the lowest share at 2%. Rware ward is 27 percentage points above the county average.

Energy   »  Lighting

Nyeri - Lighting Fuel

A total of 26% of residents in Nyeri County use electricity as their main source of lighting. A further 35% use lanterns, and 33% use tin lamps. Less than 1% use fuel wood. The most common lighting source among male headed households is lanterns at 35%, and tin lamps for female headed households at 36%.

 Nyeri Town constituency has the highest level of electricity use at 55%.That is four times Mukurwe-ini constituency, which has the lowest level of electricity use. Nyeri Town constituency is 29 percentage points above the county average. Ruringu ward has the highest level of electricity use at 69%.That is 69 percentage points above Mugunda ward, which has the lowest level of electricity use. Ruringu ward is 43 percentage points above the county average.

Housing   »   Flooring

Nyeri - Floor Material

In Nyeri County, 41% of residents have homes with cement floors, while 56% have earth floors. Less than 1% has tiles and 2% have wood floors. Nyeri Town constituency has the highest share of cement floors at 64%.That is twice Mukurwei-ni constituency, which has the lowest share of cement floors. Nyeri Town constituency is 23 percentage points above the county average. Ruringu ward has the highest share of cement floors at 75%.That is almost eight times Gatarakwa ward, which has the lowest share of cement floors. Ruringu ward is 34 percentage points above the county average.

Housing   »   Roofing

Nyeri - Roof Materials

In Nyeri County, 94% of the population have corrugated iron sheet roofs. Only 1% of residents have homes with concrete roofs and another 1% has tiled roofs.

 Othaya constituency has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 97%.That is 6 percentage points above Nyeri Town constituency, which has the lowest share of concrete roofs. Othaya constituency is 3 percentage points above the county average. Kirimukuyu ward has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 99%.That is 19 percentage points above Rware ward, which has the lowest share of concrete roofs. Kirimukuyu ward is 5 percentage points above the county average.

Housing   »   Walls

Nyeri - Wall Materials

In Nyeri County, 26% of homes have either brick or stone walls. 12% of homes have mud/wood or mud/cement walls. 60% have wood walls. 2% have corrugated iron sheet walls, and less than 1% has grass/thatched walls. Less than 1% has tin or other walls.

 Nyeri Town constituency has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 45%.That is almost four times Kieni constituency, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Nyeri Town constituency is 19 percentage points above the county average. Rugi ward has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 65%.That is more than 47 percentage points above Gatarakwa ward, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Rugi ward is 39 percentage points above the county average.

 Tetu constituency has the highest share of wood walls at 79%.That is three times Mukurwe-ini constituency, which has the lowest share. Tetu constituency is 19 percentage points above the county average. Gatarakwa ward has the highest share of mud wood walls at 91%.That is nine times Rugi ward, which has the lowest share of wood walls. Gatarakwa ward is 31 percentage points above the county average.

Water

Improved sources of water comprise protected  spring, protected well, borehole, piped into dwelling, piped and rain water collection while unimproved sources include pond, dam, lake, stream/river, unprotected spring, unprotected well, jabia, water vendor and others.

 In Nyeri County, 64% of residents use improved sources of water, with the rest relying on unimproved sources. Improved sources are mainly slightly more common in male headed households at 65% as compared with female headed households at 63%.

Nyeri Town constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 85%. That is twice Mukurwe-ini constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Nyeri Town constituency is 19 percentage points above the county average. Ruringu ward with the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 95%.That is five times Rugi ward, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Ruringu ward is 31 percentage points above the county average.

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Sanitation

A total of 74% of residents in Nyeri County use improved sanitation, while the rest use unimproved sanitation. There is no gender differential in use of improved sanitation with both households headed by either gender at 74%.

 Othaya constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 86%.That is 24 percentage points above Kieni constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Othaya constituency is 12 percentage points above the county average. Chinga ward has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 98%.That is almost three times Thiegu River ward, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Chinga ward is 24 percentage points above the county average.

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