Introduction

Homabay County is delighted to have this opportunity to present to you a profile of our county and its key priorities in this 3rd season of devolution. The first and second seasons of devolution have served to lay a foundation. Like many other counties, we have had our fair share of successes and challenges. As we move forward we will build on the successes as we tackle headon the challenges on a path to achieve our endless potential.

Homa Bay at Glance

  • Homabay County covers an area of 3,183.3 sq km
  • Population of 1,131,950 people
  • 51.5% Females and 48.5% Males, with a growth rate of 4.1% p.a.
  • 248,920 households, with 125,954 (50.6%) being indigent
  • 8 sub-counties in Homabay
  • County’s economy is anchored on fisheries and agriculture
  • Borders five other Counties;- Migori to the South, Kisii and Nyamira to the East, and Kericho and Kisumu to the North East
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While our CIDP will be comprehensive on our development programs over the next 5 years, at this time, we present to you the following high priority areas:

  1. Health
  2. Agriculture and Agro-processing
  3. Water and Sanitation
  4. Blue Economy and Climate Change
  5. Youth and Women Empowerment
  6. Governance and Administration

Our Investments

Homa Bay Mother & Child HospitalPriority projects under health are 1.1 Homa Bay Mother and Child Hospital 1.2 Strengthening Primary Health Care th...
Priority projects: Homa Bay Town Water Distribution Oyugis Town Sanitation Project Solar Powered Rural Water BoreholesWater and Sanitat...
Homa Bay is a predominantly rural county, where the agriculture sector engages 74% of the labor force in the county, but contributes to approximately ...
Spatial Planning & Development of the Lake frontGeneral lake front infrastructure-access roads Sanitation infrastructure Street lightingBeach...
Women and Youth Women form 52% of Homa Bay’s 1.2 million while youth population while youth form 75%. While all the interventions target women and y...
Strengthening Institutional Governance and Accountability for Sustainable DevelopmentFollowing the just concluded 2022 elections, the new County Gover...
Homabay has major challengeS when it comes to maternal child health. Common causes for maternal mortality are; hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders in p...
Water and Sanitation infrastructure in Homa Bay County is managed by the Homa Bay County Water and Sanitation Company (HOMAWASCO). HOMAWASCO is curren...
Homabay is a predominantly rural county, where the agriculture sector engages 74% of the labor force in the county, but contributes to approximately 2...
Women form 52% of Homa Bay’s 1.2 million while youth population while youth form 75%. While all the interventions target women and youth we propose ...
Homabay is a predominantly rural county, where the agriculture sector engages 74% of the labor force in the county, but contributes to approximately 2...
Following the just concluded 2022 elections, the new County Government of Homa Bay has prioritised governance reforms along the current national PFM r...
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