Amagoro Constituency
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Amagoro Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
's Western Province
. It is the only constituency in Teso District
. Sospeter Ojaamong
currently represents the constituency for the Orange Democratic Movement
in the National Assembly
, and has done so since 2002. In the 2007 general election
, he was challenged by Gabriel Obasie of the recently-created Party of National Unity
.
Constituencies of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
's Western Province
Western Province (Kenya)
The Western Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in...
. It is the only constituency in Teso District
Teso District, Kenya
Teso District is an administrative district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Amagoro, next to Malaba a border town between Kenya and Uganda. The district has a population of 181,491 and an area of . The district has one electoral constituency, Amagoro Constituency . Alupe...
. Sospeter Ojaamong
Sospeter Ojaamong
Ojaamongson Sospeter Odeke is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Amagoro Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:...
currently represents the constituency for the Orange Democratic Movement
Orange Democratic Movement
Orange Democratic Movement refers to a political party in Kenya, which is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The erstwhile single party which separated in August 2007 into two...
in the National Assembly
National Assembly of Kenya
The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...
, and has done so since 2002. In the 2007 general election
Kenyan general election, 2007
Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007...
, he was challenged by Gabriel Obasie of the recently-created Party of National Unity
Party of National Unity (Kenya)
Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections...
.