Garissa Power Station is a 55 MW (74,000 hp) solar power plant in Kenya .
18-539: The power station is located in Garissa County about 20 kilometres (12 mi), north of the town of Garissa . This is approximately 385 kilometres (239 mi) by road, north-east of Nairobi , the country's capital and largest city. The solar farm sits on 85 hectares (210 acres) and consists of 200,200 solar panels and is expected to be the largest in East and Central Africa. It is expected to create about 1,000 jobs during
36-554: A land area of about 44,753 km (17,279 sq mi). Ethnic Groups: The majority of the population in Garissa County is of Somali ethnic background. This includes subgroups like the Ogaden, Degodia, Ajuran, and others. There are also smaller populations of other ethnic groups. Nathif Jama Adam was elected as the pioneer governor of Garissa in March 2013 . Ali Bunow Korane became
54-731: Is classified as road network coverage comprising 1,637.84 km under county government and 1,062.76 km under national government. Of the total road network 420 km is covered by gravelled surface, 2,245.1 km earth surface and .5 km of bitumen surface. There are 6 postal services with 2,600 installed letter boxes, 2,496 rented letter boxes 104 vacant letter boxes. The main crops grown are maize, greengrams, sorghum, rice, cowpeas, bananas, mangoes, pawpaw, water melon, tomatoes, capsicum and onions. Farmers have an average size of 1.5 hectares for small scale and 20 hectares for large scale. cattle (boran), goats (galla), sheep (black headed Persian) and camel (dromedary one humped) are kept as
72-566: Is further subdivided into 30 electoral wards. Each ward is represented by a Member of the County Assembly (MCA) or also known as Ward Representative whose main roles are legislation, representation, and oversight. The current speaker of the County Assembly is Abdi Idle Gure. The list below shows all the wards of the county and the current elected MCA for each Ward: Garissa county had a total population of 841,353 persons of which 458,975 were males, 382,344 females and 34 intersex person. There
90-478: The 2010 Constitution of Kenya , there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one Member of National Assembly. The constituencies are further divided into electoral wards. Constituencies were introduced to Kenya during the colonial era. The first general election was held in 1920 in the then East Africa Protectorate , with 11 constituencies. Between 1920 and 1956,
108-497: The assembly. The CEC implements and coordinates the development projects of the County. The committee also implements the laws the County Assembly passes and ensures compliance from the various county departments. Below is a list of the current CECs of Garissa County: Garissa County has 6 constituencies . The below is the list of all Constituencies and the current elected Member of Parliament (MP) for each constituency: Garissa County
126-769: The construction period. The power from this power station is enough to power about 625,000 homes. The power station is owned and operated by Kenya Rural Electrification Authority , a government agency. The power generated will be sold to Kenya Power and Lighting for integration into the national grid. In February 2018, the Business Daily Africa , reported that the expected commissioning of this power plant had been pushed back to December 2018, following delays. The solar park sells electricity wholesale to Kenya Power at Sh5.49 per unit. The power purchase agreement, signed in September 2016, calls for Kenya Power to sell electricity from
144-599: The main livestock for producing key products of meat, milk, hides and skins. Stats for the County Source: USAid Kenya [REDACTED] Media related to Garissa County at Wikimedia Commons List of constituencies of Kenya The constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the National Assembly , the lower chamber of the Kenyan Parliament . In accordance with Article 89 of
162-724: The number of constituencies rose from 11 to 28. In 1962, prior to independence the following year, the Royal Commission was tasked to create 100 constituencies. The independence Constitution of Kenya provided that for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, the constituencies should be between 110 and 130. The Royal Commission drew 117 constituencies across the 40 districts and Nairobi region. The number of constituencies increased from 117 at independence to 290 in 2013. There have been four major constituency delineations since independence: in 1966, 1986, 1996 and 2012. In 1966,
180-436: The number rose from 117 to 158, to accommodate senators from the abolished Senate of Kenya . At this point the House of Representatives was renamed National Assembly . In 1986, an act of parliament allowed the number of constituencies to be increased from 158 to 188. The constituencies were effected during the 1988 Kenyan general election . In 1996, the number of constituencies was increased from 188 to 210. The number remained
198-446: The population can read and write and 57.9 cannot read and write. There is an average of 8.2 per cent literacy level and 74 per cent are illiterate. Source There are a total of 111 health facilities distributes across the county, one level 5, 14 other hospitals, 29 health centres and 67 dispensaries. Source HIV/ADS is at the 1 percentage as compared to the national prevalent rate of 5.6 percentage. A total of 2,700.6 km
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#1733202150225216-464: The same until the 2010 Constitution of Kenya increased the number of constituencies to 290, which based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one Member of Parliament. The constitution mandates that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) conduct a boundary review at a minimum of eight years and
234-512: The second governor in 2017 however Nathif was re-elected in 2022 . Nathif is currently deputised by Abdi Dagane Muhumed. The current elected Senator of the county is Sen. Abdul Mohammed Haji while the current County woman representative is Hon. Amina Udgoon Siyad. Every County Government in Kenya has a County Executive Committee (CEC) who are persons the Governor appoints, with the approval of
252-470: The solar plant at KSh12 (US$ 0.12) per kilowatt hour, approximately KSh8 cheaper than diesel-generated electricity. China Jiangxi Archived 2016-10-01 at the Wayback Machine , a Chinese construction company was awarded the construction contract at a budgeted cost of KSh13.7 billion ($ 135.7 million), borrowed from Exim Bank of China . Construction was expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016 and
270-638: Was a total of 141,394 household with an average size of 5.9 persons per house hold. It has a population density of 19 persons per square kilometre based on the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Distribution of Population, Land Area and Population Density by Sub-County Source Most of the inhabitants of Garissa County are ethnically Somali and are predominantly Muslim . Religion in Garissa County The county has 347 ECD centres, 224 primary schools, 41 secondary schools, 2 teachers training colleges and 2 public universities. 39.7 per cent of
288-470: Was created by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as a new unit of the devolved government . Prior to the 2010 constitution, Garissa County was part of the North Eastern Province which was one of the former provinces of Kenya. The North Eastern Province was carved out of the then Northern Frontier District (NFD) prior to independence . The county had a population of 800,000 at the 2019 Census, and
306-455: Was expected to last one year. Due to prolonged negotiations in securing a power purchase agreement from Kenya Power and Lighting , construction of this project was delayed. As of February 2018, commissioning of the power station was expected in December 2018. In August 2018, The EastAfrican reported that the new commissioning date had been brought forward to September 2018. The solar power plant
324-695: Was officially launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta on December 13, 2019. Garissa County Garissa County is a county in Kenya located in Eastern Kenya bordering Somalia to the East, Wajir County and Isiolo County to the North, Tana River County to the West, Lamu County to the South and the Indian ocean. Its capital and largest urban area is Garissa . The county
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