Innocent Momanyi Obiri is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly for the Bobasi constituency, representing the Peoples Democratic Party.[1]

Innocent Obiri
Member of Parliament for Bobasi
Assumed office
8 August 2017
Majority6,634 (9.8%)
Personal details
NationalityKenyan
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi

He attended Aga Khan High School in Mombassa and the University of Nairobi before working as a quantity surveyor prior to entering parliament.[1] He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 general election with 37.7% of the vote.[2]

In 2018 he was arrested along with one of his bodyguards on suspicion of causing a disturbance at a quarry.[3] In 2019 he was arrested on suspicion of corruption in relation to the construction of the Lake Basin mall in Kisumu.[4]

Election results

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General election 2017: Bobasi[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peoples Democratic Party Innocent Momanyi Obiri 25,457 37.69
Jubilee Stephen Kengere Manoti 18,823 27.87
ODM Naftal Okongo Mogere 15,948 23.6
Amani Evans Mogoa Luka 2,692 4
Kenya National Congress Samuel Mogusu Omari 1,306 1.9
Wiper Democratic Movement - Kenya Richard Obwogi 1,259 1.9
Kenya Social Congress David Oogega Bwochora 720 1.1
Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya Saul Moywaywa 688 1
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party Samson Maisiba Kirioba 458 0.7
KANU Henry Nyabuto Ogoti 187 0.3
Majority 6,634 9.8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Innocent Momanyi Obiri". Kenyan Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. ^ a b Data Report of 2017 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. ^ "Bobasi MP Momanyi Arrested For Causing Disturbance At Quarry". Citizen TV. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Bobasi MP Obiri arrested over inflated Ksh.4B Lake Basin mall tender". Citizen TV. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2020-09-14.