Saboti Constituency
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Saboti Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of three constituencies in Trans-Nzoia District
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Michael Wamalwa Kijana
, former vice-president, represented Saboti Constituency from 1992 until his death in 2003. Earlier he had represented the Kitale West Constituency, which was disestablished before the 1988 elections. Saboti is currently represented by his brother, Eugene Wamalwa.
Website: www.saboticonstituency.com
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 three constituencies in Trans-Nzoia District
Trans-Nzoia District
Trans-Nzoia District is an administrative district of Rift Valley Province, Kenya.It is located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon and its centre is the town of Kitale.Historically the area has been inhabited by the Kalenjin people...
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Michael Wamalwa Kijana
Michael Wamalwa Kijana
Michael Wamalwa Kijana was a Kenyan politician and, at the time of his death, Kenya's Vice-President.-Early life:...
, former vice-president, represented Saboti Constituency from 1992 until his death in 2003. Earlier he had represented the Kitale West Constituency, which was disestablished before the 1988 elections. Saboti is currently represented by his brother, Eugene Wamalwa.
Website: www.saboticonstituency.com
Members of Parliament
Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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1988 Kenyan general election, 1988 General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi... |
Wafula Wabuge Wafula Wabuge Wafula Wabuge was a politician from Kenya.Wabuge was a Member of Parliament for Kitale West Constituency .He was a close ally of influential politician Masinde Muliro.... |
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... |
One-party system. |
1992 Kenyan general election, 1992 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province... |
Michael Wamalwa Kijana Michael Wamalwa Kijana Michael Wamalwa Kijana was a Kenyan politician and, at the time of his death, Kenya's Vice-President.-Early life:... |
Ford-Kenya | |
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... |
Michael Wamalwa Kijana Michael Wamalwa Kijana Michael Wamalwa Kijana was a Kenyan politician and, at the time of his death, Kenya's Vice-President.-Early life:... |
Ford-Kenya | |
2002 | Michael Wamalwa Kijana Michael Wamalwa Kijana Michael Wamalwa Kijana was a Kenyan politician and, at the time of his death, Kenya's Vice-President.-Early life:... |
NARC National Rainbow Coalition The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:... |
Kijana died in 2003 |
2003 | Davies Wafula Nakitare | NARC National Rainbow Coalition The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:... |
By-elections |
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... |
Eugene Wamalwa | PNU 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... |
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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Hospital | 5,876 | Kitale Kitale Kitale is an agricultural town in western Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherengani Hills at an elevation of around . Its urban population was estimated at 220,000 in 2007.... municipality |
Kibomet | 1,257 | Kitale municipality |
Kiminini | 16,106 | Nzoia county |
Kinyoro | 5,966 | Nzoia county |
Kipsongo | 6,719 | Kitale municipality |
Kisawai | 5,321 | Nzoia county |
Lessos | 1,670 | Kitale municipality |
Machewa | 11,537 | Nzoia county |
Masaba | 4,852 | Kitale municipality |
Matisi | 4,766 | Nzoia county |
Milimani | 3,549 | Kitale municipality |
Mumia | 2,355 | Kitale municipality |
Saboti | 6,198 | Nzoia county |
Sokoni | 3,809 | Kitale municipality |
Tuwani | 3,073 | Kitale municipality |
Waitaluk | 14,228 | Nzoia county |
Webuye | 1,027 | Kitale municipality |
Total | 98,309 | |