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Mount Elgon Constituency
Mount Elgon Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Bungoma County, Western Province (Kenya), Western Kenya. It was formerly the only constituency in the now defunct Mount Elgon District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. It has a population of 218,873 people (2019 census). Members of Parliament Since independence, Mt. Elgon constituency electorates has elected five different Members of the National Assembly (MPs). Daniel Moss was the pioneer MP in 1963, while Fred Chesebe Kapondi is the incumbent. It is worthy also noting that Mt. Elgon is the only constituency created at independence that has never been subdivided to create more electoral area units, an issue that has disenfranchised its electorate. This was witnessed by the recent call for ELEXIT (Elgon Exit from Bungoma County), a memorandum that was received at the SENATE during the highs of 2021 Kenyan constitutional referendum attempt, BBI. Wards The constituency ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constituencies Of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Parliament of Kenya, Kenyan Parliament. In accordance with article 89 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Constitution of Kenya, there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one MP. In the following lists, the population of each of the 47 counties is given as enumerated in the census of 24 August 2009. Under each county is, the number of seats it has and a list of constituencies are given. I. Former Coast Province 1. Mombasa * Population (2009): 939,370. * Current number of seats: 6. * Constituencies: 1. Changamwe Constituency, Changamwe, 2. Jomvu Constituency, Jomvu, 3. Kisauni Constituency, Kisauni, 4. Nyali Constituency, Nyali, 5. Likoni Constituency, Likoni, 6. Mvita Constituency, Mvita. 2. Kwale County * Population (2009): 649,930. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
