The government is has begun preparations for the next population and housing census in August next year. These areas were Lagdera, Wajir East, Mandera Central, Mandera East, Mandera West, Turkana Central, Turkana North, and Turkana South. According to the census, the top ethnic communities by number were Kikuyu (6.62 million), Luhya (5.33 million), Kalenjin (4.96 million) and Luo (4.04 million). The Akamba number 3.89 million, Kenyan Somalis 2.38 million, Kisiis 2.21 million, the Mijikenda 1.96 million, Ameru 1.65 million, Turkana 0.99 million, Maasai 0.84 million, Teso 0.33 million and Embu 0.32 million. The 1999 census showed the country had 28.7 million people, 10 million people more in a decade.

Source: The Star February 05, 2018 18:33 UTC