Kisii local elections, 2013

Local elections were held in Kisii to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013.^[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly-created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.^[2]

Gubernatorial election

Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Votes
Machoka, John Oruru	Machuka, Joseph Zebedee	Kenya National Congress	--
Ndemo, Salim Peter	Kerubo, Milkah	FORD–People	--
Nyaberi, Justry P. Lumumba	Minyonga, Zablon Rashid	The National Alliance	--
Nywangweso, Alfred Akunga	Ototo, Elmas Ombaso	United Republican Party	--
Ogutu, Zadoc Abel	Oenga, Daniel Nyanchiri	United Democratic Forum Party	--
Ongwae, James Elvis Omariba	Gongera, Arthur Maangi	Orange Democratic Movement	--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run for office of governor in Kisii county:^[3]

Peter Ndemo - A former District Commissioner retired from the civil service
James Ongwae - former Agriculture Permanent Secretary
Naftali Mogere - former National Social Security Fund CEO
Zadoc Ogutu - a university lecturer
Lumumba Nyaberi - lawyer

References

↑ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
↑ http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7
↑ "ODM in dilemma in Kisii as county battles begin". The Standard. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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