Kumi District

by July 26, 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 237,680 people – 205,776 in rural areas. 136 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. Kumi has 2 piped schemes.

Access

71%

Rural Functionality

85%

Equity

81

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 199
Kumi
Population 199
MKN Mukongoro 419
Mukongoro
Population 419
Kamacha Unknown
Kamacha
Population 0
ATT Atutur 274
Atutur
Population 274
KNY Kanyum 224
Kanyum
Population 224
NYR Nyero 409
Nyero
Population 409
ONG Ongino 183
Ongino
Population 183
NTD Northern Div 1,463
Northern Div
Population 1,463
Kanyum TC Unknown
Kanyum TC
Population 0

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 71 %
Rural Access 75 %
Urban Access 52 %

Kamacha 47 %
Kamacha
Population Served 13,006
ATT Atutur 83 %
Atutur
Population Served 23,842
KMI Kumi 95 %
Kumi
Population Served 22,116
KNY Kanyum 59 %
Kanyum
Population Served 18,412
MKN Mukongoro 65 %
Mukongoro
Population Served 40,242
NTD Northern Div 55 %
Northern Div
Population Served 13,081
NYR Nyero 95 %
Nyero
Population Served 41,671
ONG Ongino 83 %
Ongino
Population Served 46,486
STD Southern Div 29 %
Southern Div
Population Served 7,206
Kanyum TC NWSC
Kanyum TC
Population Served NWSC

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 71 %
Rural Access 75 %
Urban Access 52 %

Kamacha 47 %
Kamacha
Population Served 13,006
ATT Atutur 83 %
Atutur
Population Served 23,842
KMI Kumi 95 %
Kumi
Population Served 22,116
KNY Kanyum 59 %
Kanyum
Population Served 18,412
MKN Mukongoro 65 %
Mukongoro
Population Served 40,242
NTD Northern Div 55 %
Northern Div
Population Served 13,081
NYR Nyero 95 %
Nyero
Population Served 41,671
ONG Ongino 83 %
Ongino
Population Served 46,486
STD Southern Div 29 %
Southern Div
Population Served 7,206
Kanyum TC NWSC
Kanyum TC
Population Served NWSC

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 89 %

Kamacha 81 %
Kamacha
Functional Sources NWSC
ATT Atutur 96 %
Atutur
Functional Sources NWSC
KMI Kumi 82 %
Kumi
Functional Sources NWSC
KNY Kanyum 92 %
Kanyum
Functional Sources NWSC
MKN Mukongoro 88 %
Mukongoro
Functional Sources NWSC
NTD Northern Div 89 %
Northern Div
Functional Sources NWSC
NYR Nyero 82 %
Nyero
Functional Sources NWSC
ONG Ongino 77 %
Ongino
Functional Sources NWSC
STD Southern Div 93 %
Southern Div
Functional Sources NWSC
Kanyum TC NWSC
Kanyum TC
Functional Sources NWSC

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 OnginoRural55,74946,48683%77%-100%1-122224498101081451-11-11-15315No
 2 KamachaRural27,81313,00647%81%--23-2345915419-11------------No
 3 Kanyum TCUrban12,576NWSCNWSC-86%-25-2524615116123------------Yes
 4 KanyumRural31,24418,41259%92%--38-385510251262-2------------No
 5 AtuturRural28,67123,84283%96%--42-4231444145325------4-4721No
 6 KumiRural23,28022,11695%82%-100%1811911516507574591-1------8-1No
 7 NyeroRural43,86441,67195%82%--32-3228214966773729------1-1---No
 8 MukongoroRural62,12040,24265%88%--471482193066470347-11---31443-12No
Total 285,317217,3937685867522622289672168379354142120412131019110111319No
Kumi MC                               
 1 Southern DivUrban24,7507,20629%-93%-15-155168-8-11------------No
 2 Northern DivUrban23,77013,08155%-89%-2-2415193222-2------5-53198733No
Total 48,52020,287420910170179211273302130000005053198733No
District 333,837237,6807185897524322451057417940638444232144213101141154309052No

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