Kakamega County is the largest rural county in Kenya and the second largest County bypopulation after Nairobi with an area of approximately 3050.3 Km2. According to the 2009Kenya Population and Housing Census, the County had a total population of 1,660,651.Thepopulation was projected at 1,835,303 in 2013.The county population is projected at 1,929,401and 2,028,325 by 2015 and 2017 respectively. The county average population growth rate is2.5% and at 5.6 fertility rate in the western region, it forms the highest fertility rate in theCountry compared to 4.6 national fertility rate. The average size a household stands at 4.2. The2013 estimated total households are 440,642.The County has 12 constituencies as well as 12Sub-Counties and 60 County Assembly Wards.The Countys administrative Headquarters are situated in Kakamega town.Agriculture is the mainstay of the population in the county with over 80% people engaged in thesector. Other sectors include Office of the Governor, Public Service and Administration,Treasury and Economic planning, Environment, Natural Resources, Water and Forestry, Labour,Social Services Culture, Youth and Sports, transport ,Infrastructure and Public Works, LandsHousing Urban Areas and Physical Planning. Others include Health services, Agriculture,Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, Industrialization, Trade and tourism and Education,Science, Technology and ICT.The major development challenges in the county include population pressure, Poor RoadNetwork, Inadequate Clean and Safe Water, Food Insecurity, Inadequate Health Personnel andFacilities, high dependency ratio and weak Industrial Development.

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