Kumi District

by September 29, 2023

The access rates in Kumi vary from 29 % in Southern Div Sub-County to 95 % in Kumi Sub-County. Kumi has 899 domestic water points which serve a total of 232,075 people – 211,788 in rural areas. 113 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kumi has 2 piped schemes.

Access

73%

Rural Functionality

88%

Equity

49

Management

97%

Gender

99%

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 200
Kumi
Population 200
MKN Mukongoro 421
Mukongoro
Population 421
ATT Atutur 275
Atutur
Population 275
KNY Kanyum 400
Kanyum
Population 400
NTD Northern Div 1,469
Northern Div
Population 1,469
NYR Nyero 411
Nyero
Population 411
ONG Ongino 184
Ongino
Population 184

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 73 %
Rural Access 78 %
Urban Access 42 %

ATT Atutur 81 %
Atutur
Population Served 23,242
KMI Kumi 95 %
Kumi
Population Served 22,219
KNY Kanyum 73 %
Kanyum
Population Served 40,436
MKN Mukongoro 61 %
Mukongoro
Population Served 38,142
NTD Northern Div 55 %
Northern Div
Population Served 13,081
NYR Nyero 95 %
Nyero
Population Served 41,864
ONG Ongino 82 %
Ongino
Population Served 45,886
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 73 %
Rural Access 78 %
Urban Access 42 %

ATT Atutur 81 %
Atutur
Population Served 23,242
KMI Kumi 95 %
Kumi
Population Served 22,219
KNY Kanyum 73 %
Kanyum
Population Served 40,436
MKN Mukongoro 61 %
Mukongoro
Population Served 38,142
NTD Northern Div 55 %
Northern Div
Population Served 13,081
NYR Nyero 95 %
Nyero
Population Served 41,864
ONG Ongino 82 %
Ongino
Population Served 45,886
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 88 %
Urban Functionality 85 %

ATT Atutur 87 %
Atutur
Functional Sources 78
KMI Kumi 91 %
Kumi
Functional Sources 84
KNY Kanyum 89 %
Kanyum
Functional Sources 126
MKN Mukongoro 84 %
Mukongoro
Functional Sources 113
NTD Northern Div 92 %
Northern Div
Functional Sources 33
NYR Nyero 84 %
Nyero
Functional Sources 117
ONG Ongino 86 %
Ongino
Functional Sources 125
STD Southern Div 90 %
Southern Div
Functional Sources 27

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 OnginoRural56,00845,88682%87%-100%---261642944985-5-111-1-115315No
 2 KanyumRural55,76140,43673%89%--651662052539645246------------No
 3 AtuturRural28,80423,24281%97%--3613722434539325------325721No
 4 KumiRural23,38822,21995%82%-100%1611714216473507293-3------8-1No
 5 NyeroRural44,06741,86495%86%--1611736104659968628-------11---No
 6 MukongoroRural62,40838,14261%87%--2923121103160464347-11----1143-12No
Total 270,436211,788788807521722191115716837522397202141213101718111319No
Kumi MC                               
 1 Southern DivUrban24,8657,20629%-93%-131145278-81-1------------No
 2 Northern DivUrban23,88013,08155%-78%-2-2415212231-1------5-53198733No
Total 48,74520,287420850170178311264300330000005053198733No
District 319,181232,0757388857523422361196017940126427202444213101121134309052No

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