County research summary
Lamu On One Page
Population today 178,052 · KSh 129.3847 to the dollar
Estimated players reached
10,200
122 teams · 63 coaching places
Facility units proposed
6
4 facility types
Land needed
15.6 acres
Indicative take, all units
Capex
$2,420,050
KSh 313,117,443
Opex a year
$203,628
226.5% cost recovery
Potential revenue a year
$461,128
Payback period 9.4 years
The facilities, and the land they need
| Facility | Units | Land, acres | Capex | Players | Revenue a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackable 5-a-side and futsal courts | 3 | 1.05 (0.35 each) | $71,250 | 7,200 | $46,128 |
| Community 11-a-side pitch upgrades | 1 | 2.5 (2.5 each) | $96,000 | 1,800 | $15,000 |
| County academies and coach education | 1 | 5 (5 each) | $52,800 | 1,200 | $80,000 |
| Modular county stadiums (remaining counties) | 1 | 7 (7 each) | $2,200,000 | 0 | $320,000 |
Land is an indicative take per unit — the fenced playing area plus run-off, circulation, parking and ancillary space. Courts can be stacked where land is the binding constraint, which cuts the acreage roughly in half.
Multi-sport use, per the KPL Multi-Sports Division
- Stackable 5-a-side and futsal courts: Futsal, Basketball, Netball, Handball, Volleyball — $7,200 of extra specification, $9,936 of non-football hire a year
- Community 11-a-side pitch upgrades: Athletics warm-up, Rugby sevens, Community events, School galas — $6,500 of extra specification, $4,416 of non-football hire a year
- County academies and coach education: Multi-sport coach education, Strength and conditioning, Referee courses — $5,200 of extra specification, $4,140 of non-football hire a year
- Modular county stadiums (remaining counties): Football, Rugby, Athletics, County events, Volleyball — $95,000 of extra specification, $57,960 of non-football hire a year
The Brazil gap in Lamu
Brazil built its technical base on small-sided volume rather than on wealth, which makes it the fair benchmark. Its own published counts are divided by its population and applied to this county's population today.
Cost of closing the gap entirely
$3,264,000
The closing cost prices every missing facility at our own researched unit build cost — courts at $23,750 each, community grounds at $96,000, and stadiums at the county specification of $2,200,000 rather than the larger professional build — so it is what reaching Brazil's density would cost to build here, before any land, finance or operating cost.
| Brazil measure | Per million | This county needs | Planned here | Still short | Share of Brazil | Cost to close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verified futsal court businesses | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 150% | — |
| Municipal sports installations | 195.9 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 2.9% | $3,264,000 |
| Registered football stadiums | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | — |
| County academies | No register | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Brazil publishes no national academy register, so academies are measured against this programme's own target of one county academy and coach-education base per county rather than against a Brazilian count.
Operating surplus a year
$257,500
Economic and social value a year
$8,335,724
3.444 per dollar spent
Health value a year
$299,064
Tax a year
$362,501
Jobs
60
227 construction job-years
Academy places
144
Professionals produced a year
2.6
$98,521 each
Player trading income a year
$1,156,740
Every figure is a research estimate generated from this county's own population, wages and prices and from published build costs. Capex and opex answer to a survey and a detailed costing; land answers to a registered valuer.