Emgwen Constituency
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Emgwen Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of four constituencies of Nandi District
. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
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...
. It is one of four constituencies of Nandi District
Nandi District
Nandi District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapsabet. The district has a population of 578,751 .The topography of the district is dominated by the Nandi Hills...
. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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| 1997 Kenyan general election, 1997 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election... |
Joseph T. A. Leting | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 2002 | Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 2007 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... |
Elijah Lagat Elijah Lagat Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat was born and raised in Saniak Village in Nandi District. He was the winner of the 104th running of the Boston Marathon held in 2000. He won in the closest finish in the race's history when he edged out Gezahgne Abera of Ethiopia and fellow Kenyan and previous year's... |
ODM 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... |
Wards
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority Local authorities of Kenya Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya.Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City, Municipality, Town and County council. Currently there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu... |
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| Arwos | 4,544 | Nandi North County |
| Chemundu / Kaptildil | 4,764 | Kapsabet Kapsabet Kapsabet is a town in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi Central District. Kapsabet hosts a municipal council and divisional headquarters of Kapsabet administrative division... municipality |
| Chepterit | 2,603 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kabirirsang Kabirirsang Kabirirsang is a village near Kapsabet in the Nandi Hills in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Administratively, Kabirirsang is a location in Kilibwoni division of Nandi District . Its local authority is Kapsabet municipality and local constituency is Emgwen .... |
1,299 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kaboi | 3,595 | Nandi North County |
| Kamobo | 3,073 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kamoiywo | 3,003 | Nandi North County |
| Kapkangani | 5,647 | Nandi North County |
| Kapsabet Kapsabet Kapsabet is a town in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is the capital of Nandi Central District. Kapsabet hosts a municipal council and divisional headquarters of Kapsabet administrative division... |
6,799 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kapsisiywa | 1,449 | Nandi North County |
| Kaptel | 4,663 | Nandi North County |
| Kilibwoni North | 6,283 | Nandi North County |
| Kiminda | 2,900 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kipsigak Kipsigak Kipsigak is a village near Kapsabet in the Nandi District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Administratively, Kipsigak is a location in Kilibwoni division of Nandi District . Its local authority is Kapsabet municipality and constituency is Emgwen .... / Kipsotoi |
1,942 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kiptuiya | 5,872 | Nandi North County |
| Kipture / Irimis Kimaam | 1,924 | Kapsabet municipality |
| Kosirai | 1,919 | Nandi North County |
| Total | 62,279 | |