County profile

Kisumu County

People. Elections. Representation. Public money.

7Constituencies 9Representatives
606,754Registered voters 2022
98.4Registered per 100 adults counted in 2019
1373Contributions in Parliament KSh 1.35BNG-CDF approved FY 2025/26

People & places

Land area · 2019 2,085.4 km² #40 of 47 counties held 0.36% of Kenya Projected population · 2022 1,227,702 people #14 of 47 counties held 2.43% of Kenya Registered voters · 2022 606,754 registrations #11 of 47 counties held 2.75% of 47 county registers

Largest first; equal values share a rank. County registers exclude diaspora. Select a measure for its source. The 2022 population is KNBS's projection for that year, carried forward from the 2019 census — an estimate, not a count. 1,155,574 residents were counted here in 2019.

County map. Browse constituencies in the list.

County outline. Constituency boundary polygons are not held; the list opens each constituency.

Registering for 2027

606,754 registered voters in the 2022 register
+45,280 new registrations in this drive +7.46% on top of the 2022 register · 23rd of 47 counties by number
One scale, from zero. A register counted in 2022; registrations added since.

Across the whole country 2,936,516 people had newly registered as voters as at Aug. 20, 2026. It already includes the county figure above and is never added to it. Continuous voter registration has run since Sept. 29, 2025.

There is no 2027 register yet — IEBC de-duplicates, audits and gazettes one first — so these cannot simply be added to the 2022 figure above.

Dates, scope & source

Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration, Phase 1, run from March 30, 2026 to April 28, 2026. Figures are IEBC's own, stated as of April 28, 2026.

Newly registered voters only. IEBC prints transfers of registration (2,671) and changes of particulars (39) in the same table; neither is a new voter and neither is added here.

The figure is IEBC's; describing it as new registrations rather than the register is ours, and the release's own sentence states no scope and no window.

IEBC status report · April 28, 2026

IEBC national figure · Aug. 20, 2026

Registered voters · 2017 to 2027

  1. 2017 539,210
  2. 2022 606,754
  3. 2027 none held yet

No 2027 register is held for this county yet. The bar fills in when IEBC publishes one and it is loaded; nothing here is projected forward — IEBC de-duplicates, audits and gazettes a register before it counts. Registration towards 2027 is counted separately, above.

Between the registers held · 2017–2022

+67,544 voters added 12th of 47 counties by number
+12.53% growth on the 2017 register 32nd of 47 counties by percentage
How this is worked out

Both figures compare the same county in the two registers we hold. Percentage change = (2022 count − 2017 count) ÷ 2017 count × 100. Ranks cover only counties with a register in both years. These are registrations, not votes cast.

Bars are scaled against the largest register this county itself holds, and start at zero. A year with no register held shows no bar rather than a zero.

IEBC register · 2017 · IEBC register · 2022

Explore constituencies

  1. Kisumu Central
    1. 2022 130,149
    2. 2027 none held yet
  2. Kisumu East
    1. 2022 93,177
    2. 2027 none held yet
  3. Kisumu West
    1. 2022 82,927
    2. 2027 none held yet
  4. Nyando
    1. 2022 80,757
    2. 2027 none held yet
  5. Muhoroni
    1. 2022 79,765
    2. 2027 none held yet
  6. Nyakach
    1. 2022 77,934
    2. 2027 none held yet
  7. Seme
    1. 2022 62,045
    2. 2027 none held yet
Registered voters. Bars start at zero and are scaled against the largest register any constituency here holds, so they can be read against each other. A year with no register published shows an empty bar rather than a zero.
Age profile & sources

People & the register · Kisumu

Projected population · 2022²1,227,702
Adults 18+ · 2019¹616,848
Registered voters · 2022606,754
Different years and populations; this is not turnout.
98.4registered per 100 adults counted in 2019
Years, scope & sources

² KNBS Volume XVI, Appendix 5: the population KNBS projects for 2022, carried forward from the 2019 census. It is an estimate of how many people live here, not a count of people enumerated. 1,155,574 residents were actually counted in 2019 — KNBS Volume I, Table 2.4, all persons.

The adult figure stays on 2019 because no projected one exists: Volume XVI prints five-year age bands, so 18 falls inside 15–19 and no voting-age figure is published at county level for any year. Splitting that band here would be inventing a number KNBS has not published.

¹ KNBS Volume III, Table 2.3: population distributed by age and sex; excludes the intersex population, so it sums lower than the headcount above. The adult count is aged 18+ on census night in 2019 — Volume I prints no age breakdown, so the adults figure can only come from this table. The register counts registrations in 2022, not ballots cast.

85,418 residents were aged 15–17 in 2019. Ageing, migration and the different dates can affect this comparison. This is not a registration rate. KNBS sub-counties are not constituencies; this comparison applies at county level.

KNBS census · KNBS projections · Volume XVI · IEBC register

Representatives

Who speaks for Kisumu in Parliament.

2022 election — who won here

Declared winners from the IEBC Kenya Gazette.

County-wide winners · 2022

GovernorNyong’o Peter Anyang’ODM · 319,957 votesGazette 9949

SenatorOdhiambo Ojienda TomODM · 413,121 votesGazette 9955

Woman RepresentativeBusia Ruth Adhiambo OdingaODM · 304,493 votesGazette 9951

Constituencies & registered voters
  1. Kisumu Central
    1. 2022 130,149
    2. 2027 none held yet
  2. Kisumu East
    1. 2022 93,177
    2. 2027 none held yet
  3. Kisumu West
    1. 2022 82,927
    2. 2027 none held yet
  4. Nyando
    1. 2022 80,757
    2. 2027 none held yet
  5. Muhoroni
    1. 2022 79,765
    2. 2027 none held yet
  6. Nyakach
    1. 2022 77,934
    2. 2027 none held yet
  7. Seme
    1. 2022 62,045
    2. 2027 none held yet
Registered voters. Bars start at zero and are scaled against the largest register any constituency here holds, so they can be read against each other. A year with no register published shows an empty bar rather than a zero.
Explore ward winners →

Constituency winners · 2022

Kisumu CentralOron Joshua OdongoODM · 55,645 votesGazette 9950

Kisumu EastAhmed Shakeel Ahmed ShabbirIND · 35,704 votesGazette 9950

Kisumu WestBuyu Rozaah AkinyiODM · 39,658 votesGazette 9950

MuhoroniOyoo James OnyangoODM · 54,883 votesGazette 9950

NyakachOwuor Joshua AdumaODM · 31,444 votesGazette 9950

NyandoOdoyo Okello JaredODM · 43,299 votesGazette 9950

SemeNyikal James WamburaODM · 30,728 votesGazette 9950

County Assembly (MCA) winners — 35 wards
Wards where the winner polled most votes
  1. Market Milimani Ochieng · Seth Orange Democratic Movement 13,567 ODM
  2. Kajulu · Adega Benson Ambuti 12,826 ODM
  3. Railways · Omollo Samwel Onyango 12,793 ODM
  4. Kolwa Central · Okoth Kevin Odhiambo 11,727 ODM
  5. Kondele · Omieno Oketch Joachim 10,562 ODM
Show the other 30 of 35, same scale
  1. West Seme · Othuthu George Abaja 9,822 ODM
  2. Shaurimoyo/Kalo Odhiambo leni · Carren Ajwang Orange Democratic Movement 9,813 ODM
  3. North Nyakach · Nyaoke Tom Odhiambo 9,396 ODM
  4. Central Kisumu · Okoyo Zacharia Mbuya 9,282 ODM
  5. Kisumu North · Dedeh Samuel Otieno 9,210 ODM
  6. Central Nyakach Obuya · Vincent Odhiambo Orange Democratic Movement 8,590 ODM
  7. Nyalenda B’ · Were James Oyugi 8,358 ODM
  8. Migosi · Oyoo Pamela Awuor 8,349 ODM
  9. Manyatta B’ · Nereah Akoth Okombo 7,993 ODM
  10. Nyalenda A’ · Boitone Ratib Ahmed 7,758 ODM
  11. Ahero · Ooko Kennedy Omondiodm 7,710 ODM
  12. South West Kisumu · Obonyo Jenipher Akeyo 7,670 ODM
  13. Kobura · Bill Oliver 7,460 IND
  14. Muhoroni Koru · K’omudho Vitalis Oliewo 6,942 ODM
  15. South East Nyakach · Owade Patrick Lumumba 6,533 ODM
  16. Chemelil · Odari Fredrick Ochieng Adonija 6,395 ODM
  17. West Nyakach · Omolo James Ochieng 6,258 ODM
  18. East Seme · Okumu Seth Ogutu 6,255 ODM
  19. West Kisumu · Ouko Kenedy Odhiambo 6,132 ODM
  20. Ombeyi · Onditi Tom Onditi 6,118 ODM
  21. Masogo Nyangoma · Nyasuna Habil Omondi 5,878 ODM
  22. North Seme · Omuya Millicent Atieno 5,827 ODM
  23. Awasi/Onjiko · Ngeta Maurice 5,756 ODM
  24. North West · Jagongo Vincent Onyango 5,477 ODM
  25. Kolwa East · Rakwach Reuben Okoth 5,325 ODM
  26. Central Seme · Biko Mildred Achieng 5,053 ODM
  27. Miwani · Warindo Geofrey 4,507 ODM
  28. South West Nyakach · Olima Gard Okoth 3,991 ODM
  29. East Kano/Wawidhi · Ochele Moses Odhiambo 3,676 ODM
  30. Kabonyo/Kanyag Oiko wal · Benny Pete Orange Democratic Movement 3,574 ODM
Bars start at zero and share one scale — the largest vote count shown here — so every row can be read against every other, open or collapsed. Wards differ greatly in size, so a longer bar mostly means a bigger ward, not a stronger result. We hold no per-ward electorate to measure these against.
Show all 35 wards as a table
WardConstituencyWinnerPartyVotes
Kondele Kisumu Central Omieno Oketch Joachim ODM 10,562
Market Milimani Ochieng Kisumu Central Seth Orange Democratic Movement ODM 13,567
Migosi Kisumu Central Oyoo Pamela Awuor ODM 8,349
Nyalenda B’ Kisumu Central Were James Oyugi ODM 8,358
Railways Kisumu Central Omollo Samwel Onyango ODM 12,793
Shaurimoyo/Kalo Odhiambo leni Kisumu Central Carren Ajwang Orange Democratic Movement ODM 9,813
Kajulu Kisumu East Adega Benson Ambuti ODM 12,826
Kolwa Central Kisumu East Okoth Kevin Odhiambo ODM 11,727
Kolwa East Kisumu East Rakwach Reuben Okoth ODM 5,325
Manyatta B’ Kisumu East Nereah Akoth Okombo ODM 7,993
Nyalenda A’ Kisumu East Boitone Ratib Ahmed ODM 7,758
Central Kisumu Kisumu West Okoyo Zacharia Mbuya ODM 9,282
Kisumu North Kisumu West Dedeh Samuel Otieno ODM 9,210
North West Kisumu West Jagongo Vincent Onyango ODM 5,477
South West Kisumu Kisumu West Obonyo Jenipher Akeyo ODM 7,670
West Kisumu Kisumu West Ouko Kenedy Odhiambo ODM 6,132
Chemelil Muhoroni Odari Fredrick Ochieng Adonija ODM 6,395
Masogo Nyangoma Muhoroni Nyasuna Habil Omondi ODM 5,878
Miwani Muhoroni Warindo Geofrey ODM 4,507
Muhoroni Koru Muhoroni K’omudho Vitalis Oliewo ODM 6,942
Ombeyi Muhoroni Onditi Tom Onditi ODM 6,118
Central Nyakach Obuya Nyakach Vincent Odhiambo Orange Democratic Movement ODM 8,590
North Nyakach Nyakach Nyaoke Tom Odhiambo ODM 9,396
South East Nyakach Nyakach Owade Patrick Lumumba ODM 6,533
South West Nyakach Nyakach Olima Gard Okoth ODM 3,991
West Nyakach Nyakach Omolo James Ochieng ODM 6,258
Ahero Nyando Ooko Kennedy Omondiodm ODM 7,710
Awasi/Onjiko Nyando Ngeta Maurice ODM 5,756
East Kano/Wawidhi Nyando Ochele Moses Odhiambo ODM 3,676
Kabonyo/Kanyag Oiko wal Nyando Benny Pete Orange Democratic Movement ODM 3,574
Kobura Nyando Bill Oliver IND 7,460
Central Seme Seme Biko Mildred Achieng ODM 5,053
East Seme Seme Okumu Seth Ogutu ODM 6,255
North Seme Seme Omuya Millicent Atieno ODM 5,827
West Seme Seme Othuthu George Abaja ODM 9,822

Source: IEBC · Kenya Gazette · Gazette 9956 · declared winners only, not per-candidate tallies.

Parliamentary activity

What Kisumu's members do across both Houses.

Contributions in Parliament

Certified Hansard contributions in the current Parliament; presiding-officer speech is never counted, and each representative's own count is shown on their card above. Browse the full National Assembly and Senate.

Legislative business

Showing Full 13th Parliament to date.

Totals across both Houses for the county's current members, for the selected period, using the same counting policy as the member profiles.

Topics raised by members

Three leading topics per member · current parliamentary term · automated labels, not official categories. Topics may overlap.

Counts are contributions tagged with a topic, not a measure of work done within this county.

Kisumu County government budget

What the county government itself budgeted and spent, as reported by the Controller of Budget — separate from the NG-CDF money below.

KSh 15.3 billion Budget · FY 2024/25
KSh 9.5 billion Spent 62.0% absorption, as reported
KSh 1.6 billion Development spending 29.0% of the development budget
KSh 7.9 billion Recurrent spending 80.0% of the recurrent budget

Controller of Budget, Annual FY 2024/25 — the report.

NG-CDF in Kisumu County

National-government development money allocated per constituency — not the county government's budget.

KSh 1.35B FY 2025/26 approved · all 7 constituencies
KSh 1.09B FY 2024/25 approved · subtotal for 6 of 7 constituencies
KSh 1.23B FY 2023/24 approved · all 7 constituencies
KSh 1.02B FY 2022/23 approved · all 7 constituencies
By constituency
Approved per constituency · FY 2025/26
  1. Kisumu Central KSh 202,243,910
  2. Kisumu East KSh 192,613,248
  3. Kisumu West KSh 192,613,248
  4. Muhoroni KSh 192,613,248
  5. Nyakach KSh 192,613,248
Show the other 2 of 7, same scale
  1. Nyando KSh 192,613,248
  2. Seme KSh 182,982,585
Bars start at zero and share one scale — the largest allocation shown here — so every row can be read against every other, open or collapsed. The newest financial year only. Earlier years are in the table below.
Allocations by constituency and financial year
ConstituencyFY 2025/26FY 2024/25FY 2023/24FY 2022/23
Kisumu Central NG-CDF record → KSh 202,243,910 KSh 188,414,052 KSh 184,129,901 KSh 151,960,174
Kisumu East NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Kisumu West NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Muhoroni NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Nyakach NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,629,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Nyando NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,501,954 KSh 175,425,810 KSh 145,087,603
Seme NG-CDF record → KSh 182,982,585 KSh 166,593,720 KSh 138,215,033

Source: NG-CDF Board, checked against their own record before publication.

All Kisumu County allocations →

How this compares

Ranked among all 47 counties · each measure ranked separately · no overall score · peers are every county, not similar ones

NG-CDF approved (latest FY)

KSh 1.35B 13th of 47

Ahead of 72% · median KSh 1.16B

Registered voters (IEBC register)

606,754 11th of 47

Ahead of 77% · median 398,981

Hansard contributions

1,373 15th of 47

Ahead of 68% · median 916

Questions asked

19 10th of 47

Ahead of 77% · median 12

Motions moved

7 36th of 47

Ahead of 17% · median 16

Statements

176 4th of 47

Ahead of 91% · median 73

Petitions presented

1 25th of 47

Ahead of 23% · median 2

Papers laid

42 23rd of 47

Ahead of 49% · median 42

What these numbers don’t measure
Committee work
Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
Constituency work
Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
Whether it worked
We can count questions asked, not answers given.
Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask your representative better questions — not to grade them.

Sources & coverage

Years, geographic scope and original records.

  • KNBS census · 2019 — county age/sex population, as enumerated.
  • KNBS projections · Volume XVI — the population projected for 2022 from the 2019 census. An estimate, not a count.
  • IEBC register · 2022 — registrations, not votes cast.
  • IEBC declarations · 2022 — each winner links to the Gazette in Elections.
  • Parliament — current members' records and Hansard. Topic labels are automated analysis, not Parliament's own categories.
  • Controller of Budget · 2024/25 — Annual FY 2024/25.
  • NG-CDF project records use each constituency's register. These and its allocations are separate from county-government spending. View records.

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