The main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, manufacturing and mining. There is some small scale gold mining carried out in the county. The county also sees some limited commercial activity, mainly small and micro-enterprises in the Jua Kali sector. These include auto mechanics, furniture works, tailoring, welding, trade and agriculture. Agricultural activity is carried out in areas such as Ngege, Oyani and Anjego. There is a National Cereals and Produce Board depot in Migori Town. The county is part of the
Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) established in 2018 to foster regional economic, industrial, social, and technological collaboration.
Demographics According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics National Census data Migori has a population of 1,116,436 with 536,187 males and 580,214 females, and 35
intersex. Below is the breakdown of the population based on the constituencies of the county. • Kuria West 101,090 (Male) 107,417 (Female) 6 (Intersex) Total= 208,513 • Nyatike 83,989 (Male) 92,164 (Female) 9 (Intersex) Total= 176,162 • Uriri 68,127 (Male) 73,318 (Female) 3 (Intersex) Total= 141,448 • Suna West 61,430 (Male) 67,459 (Female) 1 (Intersex) Total= 128,890 • Rongo 59,257 (Male) 65,329 (Female) 1 (Intersex) Total= 124,587 • Suna East 58,977 (Male) 63,694 (Female) 3 (Intersex) Total= 122,674 • Awendo 56,348 (Male) 60,939 (Female) (Intersex) Total= 117,290 • Kuria East 46,969 (Male) 49,894 (Female) 9 (Intersex) Total= 96,872 The population density is 353 PER SQ. km and 43% of the population live below the poverty line. The age distribution was 0–14 years 49%, 15–64 years 48% and over 65 years 3%. Kuria West Constituency has the highest density at 490/km2 while Nyatike Constituency had the lowest at 213/km2. While the population of the county as of 2009 was 917,170, it is expected to grow to about 1.3 million people by 2018. Children below the age of 15 account for 49% of the population of the county.
Urban Centers and Towns Migori County has several urban centers and municipalities which are clustered into two groups. The first are towns councils and municipalities and include
Migori town in Suna East/and Suna West which has about 100,000 people. Migori town acts as the capital of the county and hosts several important economic and political institutions. The second municipality is
Kehancha town in Kuria West which has a population of approximately 50,000 people. The second cluster of urban centers in Migori are town councils and these include
Rongo Town,
Awendo Town and
Isebania border. Other important trading centers or rural shopping centers in the county include Muhuru Bay, Macalder Mines, Karungu Bay, Bondo Nyironge, Ogwedhi Sigawa, God Jope, Giribe among others.
Climate Migori county has two main rainy seasons. The first rainy seasons starts in March and ends in May and is called long rains. The second season called "opon" starts in September and ends in November. The driest months are between December and February and June and September. The minimum average temperatures is usually the low of 24 degrees Celsius (74 F) and a high of 31 degrees Celsius (87 F). Rainfalls come in the afternoon and the heat is often dry and thus bearable.
Tourism and Places to Visit The county has no official national park or game reserve. However, the county boasts of several interesting places of interest that one can find appealing to visit.
Macalder Mines This is a 90 km gold belt that has been exploited for over 70 years by artisan miners using traditional method.
Gogo Falls The dam which was built on River Kuja in 1957 provides a capacity of about 60 watts and is a primary source of power for the towns in the county and water for the dams.
Thimlich Ohinga This is an old African civilization of the Luo people of Kadem clan formerly labeled Liare Valley and described as "the frightening dense forest." This old settlement was a village built on stones by the early Luo/Suba people around the 14th century. Ohinga is a Luo word for fort wall.
God Kweru Shrine Locally known as the "Calvary" this place is a religious site for the Legio Maria followers, a traditional African religion formed to fight colonialism in the 1940s. The followers of Legio Maria host their yearly pilgrimages at the Got Kweru shrine in Suna West.
Muhuru Bay Muhuru Bay is the Miami of Migori County. It provides white sandy shores lined with palms comes and magnificent natural sites and bays. It is also known for fresh Lake Victoria Nile Perches, Tilapia, Kamongo among other fishes. There is a beach hotel named Muhuru Bay Beach Hotel where events such as boat excursion, exploring, fishing and bird watching happens. Muhuru Bay is increasingly popular with back packers from the United States.
Kogaja Village Cross the border at a rural post in Kopanga and enjoy the serenity of the rural folks at Suna West as they plant cassava in the fields and cross the border between Kenya and Tanzania as if the border doesn't exist. ==Flora and fauna==