North Horr Constituency Explained

Official Name:North Horr Constituency
Settlement Type:Constituency
Area Total Km2:38,953
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:75,196
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:auto

North Horr Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County. The entire constituency is located within Marsabit County Council area. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is the largest constituency in Kenya on land coverage and hosts the only true desert in Kenya, Chalbi desert. Kenya's well known politician Godana Bonaya was its first member of parliament, and he represented the constituency until his demise in a Kenya Air Force Y-12 plane crash on 10 April 2006 in which all the legislators from Marsabit county perished.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [2] PartyNotes
One-party system.
Godana died during his tenure in an aviation accident.
2006 By-elections
ODM
Frontier Alliance Party (FAP)
Kenya African National Union (KANU)

Locations and wards

Locations
LocationPopulation*
5,215
3,541
6,660
4,000
3,373
5,045
7,937
7,092
7,715
1,800
Total 000
1999 census.[3]
Wards
WardRegistered Voters
Bubisa 2,886
Dukana 4,188
Hurri Hills 1,269
Illeret 681
Kalacha 2,023
Maikona 2,165
North Horr 4,421
Total 17,633

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units . Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) . 11 April 2019.
  2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
  3. information.go.ke:CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)