2013 Embu local elections explained

Local elections were held in Embu to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 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	Coalition	Party	Votes
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Prospective candidates

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

• Martin Nyaga Wambora - former Runyenjes MP and former Kenya Airports Authority chairman
• Sylvester Gakumu - former Kenya ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Dr Njagi Kumantha - Psychiatrist
• Kithinji Kiragu - Management and strategic consultant

Notes and References

1. News: Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body. The Citizen. 18 March 2012. 2 September 2012. 5 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120705054620/http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body. dead.
2. Web site: NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION . 2013-03-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130220195536/http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7 . 20 February 2013 . dmy .
3. News: TNA, APK supremacy contest dominates Embu campaigns. 2 January 2013. The Standard. 20 January 2013.