Budalangi Constituency Explained

Budalangi Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Busia County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The physical setting of Budalangi at the floodplain of River Nzoia and increased runoff from degraded catchments has been contributory factors to flooding disasters experienced in the region every year, destroying thousands of crop fields and leaving thousands of families homeless. In most cases, River Nzoia breaks its banks due to the backflow of Lake Victoria, flooding the entire filed within days. The most recent catastrophic disaster was caused by Lake Kanyaboli which broke all of its dykes and drained more than 50% of its volume to the region, sweeping away everything on its way.[1] [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP[3] PartyNotes
2013
2017Raphael Bitta Sauti WanjalaODM
2022Raphael Bitta Sauti WanjalaODM

Locations and wards

Locations
Location Population*
Bunyala Central 10,699
Bunyala East 13,877
Bunyala North 13,343
Bunyala South 6,314
Bunyala West 16,064
Khajula 7,395
Total x
1999 census.[4]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Bunyala Central 7725
Bunyala West 14863
Bunyala North 13637
Bunyala South 9807
Total46,032

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amadala . Benson . 2022-01-15 . The forgotten Budalangi floods victims . 2023-06-08 . Nation . en.
  2. Buranajarukorn . Panu . 2020-03-13 . Factors Influencing the Uptake of Flood Mitigation Measured in Budalangi, Kenya . Geographia Technica . Academia.
  3. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
  4. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003–6)