2013 Kwale local elections

Local elections were held in Kwale 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Gubernatorial election

Candidate	Running Mate	Coalition	Party	Votes
Dena, James Daniel Gereza	Syano, Masai Wambua		KADU–Asili	--
Mambo, Kassim Rigga	Langoni, Hemed Mwahonza		United Republican Party	--
Mgala, Salim Mvurya	Achani, Fatuma Mohamed		United Democratic Forum Party	--
Nyanje, Michael Chidzao	Kivungi, Gabriel Mutie		The Independent Party	--
Wa-Mwachai, Mwarapayo Abdalla Mohamed	Chimerah, Rocha Mzungu		Kenya National Congress	--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run: ^[2]

• Mohammed wa Mwachai – Forest and Wildlife Permanent Secretary
• Kassim Riga – Mombasa Polytechnic University College Lecturer
• Simeon Mkallah – former Kinango MP and Kenya African National Union Chief Whip
• Michael Nyanje
• Salim Mphurya

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. "Don wants to be governor of Kwale". The Star. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.