2013 Bomet local elections

Local elections were held in Bomet County on 4 March 2013 to elect a Governor and County Representatives.^[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. The elections were also the first general elections to be run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which released the official list of candidates.^[2]

Gubernatorial election

Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Votes
Kirui, Sammy Kipngetich	Kipngetich, Nickson Langat	United Democratic Forum Party	--
Koech, John Kipseng Arap	Chepkwony, David Kipkorir	Kenya African National Union	--
Kones, Julius Kipyegon	Maritim, Stanley Kipkemoi	Kenya National Congress	--
Rotich, David Shadrack	Kerich, Nicholas	Federal Party of Kenya	--
Ruto, Isaac Kiprono	Mutai, Stephen Kipkoech	United Republican Party	--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:^[3]^[4]

Isaac Ruto - Chepalungu MP
Julius Kones - Konoin MP
Clement Kiplangat Mutai - businessman
Shadrack Rotich - Manager with the Association of Local Government Authorities of Kenya (Algak),
John Koech - former East African Community Minister
Sammy Kirui - former Local Government Permanent Secretary

References

^ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ "NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
^ "Candidates to put their high academic achievements to the test through tangible projects - Politics - nation.co.ke". www.nation.co.ke. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012.
^ "Tea farmers promised factories and roads in Bomet". Daily Nation. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

[1] "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[2] "NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

[3] "Candidates to put their high academic achievements to the test through tangible projects - Politics - nation.co.ke". www.nation.co.ke. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012.

[4] "Tea farmers promised factories and roads in Bomet". Daily Nation. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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