Siaya

Location: Located in Nyanza, it borders Busia County to the North-West, Kakamega County to the North-East, Vihiga and Kisumu County to the East and Lake Victoria to the South.

Area (Km 2): 2,530 Km 2

• Ugenya
• Ugunja
• Alego Usonga
• Gem
• Bondo
• Rareida

Population: 842,304

Population Density: 333 people per Km 2

Some Strengths of Siaya County include:

• Natural resources as agricultural land, fisheries, indigenous forests, rivers, timber, Thimlich Ohinga
• Tourist Attractions as Yala swamp and wetlands, Ndanu Falls, Lake Kanyaboli, Lake Victoria and Kogelo home to Obama Snr the father of USA president Barrack Obama
• Main Economic Activities include subsistence farming, livestock keeping, fishing, rice farming-Dominion Farms along River Yala and small-scale trading

potential Minerals: silica, gold

Number of Institutions: Primary (381), Secondary (56)

Health Facilities: 37; Hospitals (3), Dispensaries (19), Health Centers (15)

Doctor to Population Ratio: 1:44,000