2013 Kitui local elections

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Kitui Gubernatorial Elections were held in Kitui to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. [1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates. [2]

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Gubernatorial election

CandidateRunning MateCoalitionPartyVotes
Kilonzo, Julius Kiema Mulwa, Kennedy Ngumbau National Rainbow Coalition --
Kitonga, Philip Nzamba Mwongela, Benjamin Nymai National Labour Party --
Malombe, Julius Makau Malonza, Peninah Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya --

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run: [3]

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References

  1. "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. "NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. "Kalonzo, Ngilu wars to spice up Kitui governor's race". The Standard. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.