Saku Constituency Explained

Official Name:Saku Constituency
Settlement Type:Constituency
Area Total Km2:2,078
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:46,502
Population As Of:2009
Population Density Km2:auto

Marsabit central (Saku Constituency) is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County in Northern Kenya. It borders North Horr Constituency to the North and Laisamis Constituency to the South. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Marsabit town which is the county headquarters is in Saku constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [2] PartyNotes
Jillo Jarso FalanaOne-party system.
Jillo Jarso Falana
Abdi Tari Sasura
Abdi Tari SasuraSasura died in an aviation accident in 2006.[3]
2006 By-elections
2022Dido AliUDA

Locations and wards

Locations
Location Population*
Badasa2,898
D'akabarricha5,119
Dirib Gombo4,523
Karare5,445
8,943
Nagayo7,530
Qilta3,712
Sagante3,886
Songa3,498
Total 45,554
1999 census.[4]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Dakabaricha 2,714
Dirib Gombo 2,990
Karare 2,486
Mountain 4,763
Sagante 2,930
Total 15,883

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. Redorbit.com, April 10, 2006: Kenyan military plane crash kills 11
  4. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)