Keiyo South Constituency
Appearance
Keiyo South is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The constituency has 6 wards, all of which elect a Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Elgeyo Marakwet County which sits in the county Headquarters, Iten. The wards are namely: Metkei, Kabiemit, Chepkorio, Soy South and Soy North. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections, one of two constituencies of the former Keiyo District.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1969 | Stanley Kurgat | KANU | One-party system |
1974 | Stanley Kurgat | KANU | One-party system |
1979 | Nicholas Biwott | KANU | One-party system |
1983 | Nicholas Biwott | KANU | One-party system. |
1988 | Nicholas Biwott | KANU | One-party system. |
1992 | Nicholas Biwott | KANU | |
1997 | Nicholas Biwott | KANU | |
2002 | Nicholas Biwott | KANU | |
2007 | Jackson Kiptanui | ODM | |
2013 | Jackson Kiptanui | URP | |
2017 | Daniel Rono | Jubilee | |
2022 | Gideon Kimaiyo | UDA |
Locations and wards
[edit]Locations | |
Location | Population* |
---|---|
Chemoibon | 4,819 |
Chepsigot | 2,244 |
Epke | 2,353 |
Kabiemit | 6,731 |
Kamwosor | 6,774 |
Kapkwony | 2,556 |
Kaptarakwa | 5,411 |
Kibargoi | 4,802 |
Kitany | 7,226 |
Kocholwo | 6,865 |
Maoi | 5,640 |
Marichor | 15,196 |
Metkei | 3,285 |
Mosop | 7,754 |
Nyaru | 8,933 |
Soy | 10,544 |
Tumeiyo | 5,213 |
Total | x |
1999 census.[2] |
Wards | |
Ward | Registered Voters |
---|---|
Chemoibon | 1,941 |
Chepsigot | 1,835 |
Kabiemit | 2,699 |
Kamwosor | 2,773 |
Kaptarakwa | 2,728 |
Kibargoi | 2,071 |
Kitany | 2,848 |
Kocholwo | 2,701 |
Maoi | 1,942 |
Marichor | 6,196 |
Metkei | 2,270 |
Mosop | 2,386 |
Nyaru | 2,821 |
Soy ward | 3,922 |
Tumeiyo | 1,929 |
Total | 41,062 |
*September 2005.[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine