2013 Kisii local elections

Local elections were held in Kisii to elect a Governor and County Assembly on March 4, 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. 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.
^ "ODM in dilemma in Kisii as county battles begin". The Standard. 16 September 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] "ODM in dilemma in Kisii as county battles begin". The Standard. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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