Kumi District

by March 18, 2024

The access rates in Kumi vary from 29 % in Southern Div Sub-County to 95 % in Kumi Sub-County. Kumi has 927 domestic water points which serve a total of 238,690 people – 218,403 in rural areas. 136 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kumi has 2 piped schemes.

Access

74%

Rural Functionality

85%

Equity

45

Management

97%

Gender

94%

Population Density (people/km2) and Population

50 250 1,000 2,000
  100 500 1,500  
STD Southern Div Unknown
Southern Div
Population 0
KMI Kumi 202
Kumi
Population 202
MKN Mukongoro 426
Mukongoro
Population 426
ATT Atutur 278
Atutur
Population 278
KNY Kanyum 405
Kanyum
Population 405
NTD Northern Div 1,486
Northern Div
Population 1,486
NYR Nyero 416
Nyero
Population 416
ONG Ongino 186
Ongino
Population 186

Population figures are projections to the above mentioned date based on UBOS census 2014 and district growth rates. Population density is calculated on land area only. Boundaries reflect the preliminary status only.

Access to Safe Water

20 % 60 %
  40 % 80 %
Total Access 74 %
Rural Access 80 %
Urban Access 41 %

ATT Atutur 82 %
Atutur
Population Served 23,842
KMI Kumi 95 %
Kumi
Population Served 22,466
KNY Kanyum 76 %
Kanyum
Population Served 43,036
MKN Mukongoro 64 %
Mukongoro
Population Served 40,242
NTD Northern Div 54 %
Northern Div
Population Served 13,081
NYR Nyero 95 %
Nyero
Population Served 42,331
ONG Ongino 82 %
Ongino
Population Served 46,486
STD Southern Div 29 %
Southern Div
Population Served 7,206

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Access to Safe Water

20 % 60 %
  40 % 80 %
Total Access 74 %
Rural Access 80 %
Urban Access 41 %

ATT Atutur 82 %
Atutur
Population Served 23,842
KMI Kumi 95 %
Kumi
Population Served 22,466
KNY Kanyum 76 %
Kanyum
Population Served 43,036
MKN Mukongoro 64 %
Mukongoro
Population Served 40,242
NTD Northern Div 54 %
Northern Div
Population Served 13,081
NYR Nyero 95 %
Nyero
Population Served 42,331
ONG Ongino 82 %
Ongino
Population Served 46,486
STD Southern Div 29 %
Southern Div
Population Served 7,206

Access to safe water is the ratio of people served by a safe water point and piped water supply to the total population.
The calculation is based on an estimated number of people per water point type. Maximum access rate can be 95%.

Functionality of Point Water Sources

60 % 80 %
70 % 90 %
Rural Functionality 85 %
Urban Functionality 91 %

ATT Atutur 96 %
Atutur
Functional Sources 96
KMI Kumi 82 %
Kumi
Functional Sources 83
KNY Kanyum 87 %
Kanyum
Functional Sources 155
MKN Mukongoro 88 %
Mukongoro
Functional Sources 140
NTD Northern Div 89 %
Northern Div
Functional Sources 32
NYR Nyero 82 %
Nyero
Functional Sources 134
ONG Ongino 77 %
Ongino
Functional Sources 123
STD Southern Div 93 %
Southern Div
Functional Sources 28

Functionality is the ratio of functional water sources to all water sources. Sources not operating for five or more years are assumed to be abandoned, and hence are not included in the calculation.

People served per technology

Reasons for non-functionality

Type of Management

Source of Funding

District Water Supply Summary

Sub-CountyUrban/
Rural
PopulationPopulation
Served
AccessFunctionalityPoint Water SourcesPiped Water Systems
Protected
springs
Shallow wellsDeep boreholesRainwater
harvesting tanks
DamsValley
tanks
PSP/Kiosk, Tap standsYTHHICNWSC
RUWfPFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTotFNFTot
KUMI                               
 1 OnginoRural56,63246,48682%77%-100%1-122224498101081451-11-11-15315No
 2 KanyumRural56,38343,03676%87%--86-8611142555661336------------No
 3 AtuturRural29,12523,84282%96%--42-4231444145325------4-4721No
 4 KumiRural23,64822,46695%82%-100%1811911516507574591-1------8-1No
 5 NyeroRural44,55942,33195%82%--32-3228214966773729------1-1---No
 6 MukongoroRural63,10440,24264%88%--471482193066470347-11---31443-12No
Total 273,451218,403808507522622289672168379354142120412131019110111319No
Kumi MC                               
 1 Southern DivUrban25,1427,20629%-93%-15-155168-8-11------------No
 2 Northern DivUrban24,14613,08154%-89%-2-2415193222-2------5-53198733No
Total 49,28820,287410910170179211273302130000005053198733No
District 322,739238,6907485917524322451057417940638444232144213101141154309052No

F = Functional; NF = Non-Functional; Tot = Total; YT = Yard Tap; HH = Household Connections; IC = Institutional Connections

Piped Water Supply Systems

Type of Scheme/GFSNumber of
Schemes
Functionality of SystemType of ManagementWB in place
FunctionalNon-FunctionalPartially FunctionalPrivate OperatorWSCPrivate/IndividualNWSCOtherYesNo
Groundwater based/Not GFS20021000000
Surface Water Based/Not GFS21000101000
Unknown/Not GFS10000000000
Groundwater based/Unknown42200121040
Surface Water Based/Unknown21100011020
Total114320233060

GFS = Gravity Flow Scheme; WB = Water Board; WSC = Water Source Committee