2013 Kakamega local elections explained
Local elections were held in Kakamega County 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.
Gubernatorial election
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Prospective candidates
The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:[2]
- Wycliffe Oparanya - Minister Planning Development and Vision 2030
- Soita Shitanda - Minister Housing
- Paul Olando - former Nyanza Provincial Commissioner
- Albert Mwilitsa - former Turkana North District Commissioner
- Simbauni Ndombi - businessman
- Suleiman Sumba - former Kenya army officer
Notes and References
- 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.
- News: ODM, UDF ‘bulls’ in major brawl for Kakamega seat. 20 January 2013. The Standard. 24 December 2012.
