2009 census results put Kenya’s population at 38.6m
By By John Harrington Ndeta, Ajabu Africa News, posted September 1, 2010
NAIROBI, Kenya. , SEPTEMBER 2_Kenyans 2009 Population and Housing Census results released early this
week have put the total population of the second republic after the
promulgation of the new constitution at 38,610,097 million. The
release of the results exactly one year since the actual census was
conducted ends months and days of speculations and questions about why
the delay.
The actual census was conducted on the night of August 24 last year,
followed by intensive data processing, editing, evaluating and
analyzing the results.
Parity between male and female in the country seems to have struck
even with number of males at 19, 192, 458 and female 19,417,639.
While releasing the results on Monday, Kenya’s Planning Minister
Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya said the population has increased by 10
million up from 28.7 million recorded in the 1999 census.
Speaking at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) Mr.
Oparanya said the exercise faced major financial challenges but
expressed confidence that the results are the true reflection of the
population.
The census exercise was carried out in August 2009 and saw the
government spend some Ksh 8.4 billions.
Data captured in the census results was also categorized along the 47
counties created by the new constitution. This will go a long way in
helping identify underdeveloped areas in terms of technology and those
lagging behind in education.
Another paradigm upon which the results were triangulated is the
ethnic factor which had kicked off a storm with many people saying
that such results will hype the ethnic tensions amongst Kenyans.
National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Chairman, Dr.
Mzalendo Kibunjia, argues that such a move would defeat the work of the
commission charged with integrating Kenyans and that the new
constitution has clauses barring tribalism.
Like many other Kenyans,
the commission had expressed displeasure over the move to release the
figures based on tribe.
But Planning Assistant Minister Peter Kenneth defended the move to
release the population of ethnic and religious groups saying that it
would assist in national planning and development.
Of the 42+ Kenyan communities, the Kikuyu’s were said to be the most
populous tribe with 6,622,576 people. At Position 2 are Luhya,s with
5.6, followed by Kalenjins at 4, 967, 328, and Luo’s at 4, 044, 440 etc.
The other closely looked at category was religious inclinations where over 18m were said
to be protestants.
Catholics were put at 9m while other Christians and
Muslims equaled each other at 4m
.
A repeat census has been ordered in eight districts after
inconsistencies were noted in the population data for areas in
Northern Kenya.
The districts affected are Lagdera, Wajir East, Mandera Central,
Mandera East, Mandera West, Turkana Central, Turkana North, and
Turkana South.
Provincially, the vast Rift Valley Province leads the pack with 10,
006, 805. This is followed by Eastern Province which has 5, 668 123,
Nyanza with 5, 442, 711, Central with 4, 383, 743, Western with 4, 334,
282 Coast at 3, 325, 307, Nairobi at 3,138, 369 and North Eastern at
2, 310, 755.
The number of those at various levels of schooling was put at 2, 247,
071 for Pre-Primary, 9, 425, 390 for Primary school,1 796, 467 for
Secondary and 198, 119 only at University.
The 10 Most Populated Districts are as indicated in the table below:
| District |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Nairobi East |
582, 554 |
561, 862 |
1, 144, 416 |
| Nairobi North |
545, 701 |
516, 385 |
1, 062, 086 |
| Nairobi West |
352, 227 |
332, 538 |
684, 765 |
| Siaya |
257, 711 |
292, 513 |
550, 224 |
| Molo |
271, 954 |
270, 149 |
542, 103 |
| Kirinyaga |
260, 630 |
267, 424 |
528, 054 |
| Mombasa |
268, 038 |
255, 145 |
523, 183 |
| Igembe |
238, 958 |
243, 798 |
482, 756 |
| Kisumu East |
235, 676 |
237, 973 |
473, 649 |
| Nakuru |
239, 230 |
234, 058 |
473, 288 |
Under the new constitution, 10 Most Populated Counties:
| County |
Population |
| Nairobi |
3, 138, 369 |
| Kakamega |
1, 660, 651 |
| Bungoma |
1, 630, 934 |
| Kiambu |
1, 623, 282 |
| Nakuru |
1, 603, 323 |
| Meru |
1, 356, 301 |
| Kisii |
1, 152, 282 |
| Kilifi |
1, 109, 735 |
| Machakos |
1, 098, 584 |
| Mandera |
1, 025, 756 |
10 Least Populated Counties:
| County |
Population |
| Lamu |
101, 539 |
| Isiolo |
143, 294 |
| Samburu |
223, 947 |
| Tana River |
240, 075 |
| Taita Taveta |
284, 657 |
| Marsabit |
291, 166 |
| Tharaka |
365, 330 |
| Elgeyo Marakwet |
369, 227 |
| Laikipia |
399, 227 |
| Busia |
488, 075 |
Ownership of property:
| Asset |
Total Number |
Percentage |
| Radio |
6, 489, 453 |
74.0% |
| TV sets |
2,456, 594 |
28.0% |
| Mobile Phones |
5, 538, 689 |
63.2% |
| Landline |
105, 367 |
1.2% |
| Computer |
311, 543 |
3.6% |
| Others (Cars) |
3, 528, 847 |
32.0% |
10 Most Populated Constituencies:
Constituency |
Population |
| Embakasi |
925, 775 |
| Kasarani |
525, 624 |
| Juja |
486, 121 |
| Mandera Central |
417, 294 |
| Kisauni |
405, 930 |
| Eldoret North |
391, 655 |
| Kajiado North |
387, 538 |
| Saboti |
387, 366 |
| Naivasha |
376, 243 |
| Turkana North |
374, 414 |
Religious affiliations:
| Religion |
Population |
| Protestants |
18, 307, 466 |
| Catholic |
9, 010, 684 |
| Other Christian |
4, 559, 584 |
| Muslim |
4, 304, 796 |
| Hindu |
53, 393 |
| Traditionalists |
635, 352 |
| Other Religions |
557, 450 |
| No Religion |
922, 128 |
| Don't Know |
61, 233 |
Ethnic Affiliations:
| Tribe |
Total Population |
| Kikuyu |
6, 622, 576 |
| Luhya |
5, 338 666 |
| Kalenjin |
4, 967, 328 |
| Luo |
4, 044, 440 |
| Kamba |
3, 893, 157 |
| Kenyan Somali |
2, 385, 572 |
| Kisii |
2, 205, 669 |
| Miji Kenda |
1, 960, 574 |
| Meru |
1, 658, 108 |
| Turkana |
988, 592 |
| Maasai |
841, 622 |
| Teso |
338, 833 |
| Embu |
324, 092 |
| Taita |
273, 519 |
| Kuria |
260, 401 |
| Samburu |
237, 179 |
| Tharaka |
175, 905 |
| Mbeere |
168, 155 |
| Borana |
161, 399 |
| Basuba |
139, 271 |
| Swahili |
110, 614 |
| Gabra |
89, 515 |
| Orma |
66, 275 |
| Rendile |
60, 437 |
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