Garsen Constituency

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Garsen Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies in Tana River County. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors to the Tana River County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotes
1988 Abdi Shongolo Wakole KANU One-party system.
1992 Yuda Komora KANU
1997 Molu Galgalo Shambaro KANU
2002 Danson Mungatana NARC 9th Parliament of Kenya
2007 Danson Mungatana NARC-Kenya 10th Parliament of Kenya
2013 Ibrahim Ahmed Sane URP 11th Parliament of Kenya
2017 Ali Wario Guyo [2] WDM-K 12th Parliament of Kenya
2022 Ali Wario Guyo ODM 13th Parliament of Kenya

Locations and wards

Locations
LocationPopulation*
Assa 1,430
Bilisa 9,510
Chara 4,751
Galili 9,461
Kilelengwani 3,715
Kipao 4,109
Kipini 7,861
Kone Mansa 2,601
Mwina 5,714
Ndera 8,257
Ngao 8,612
Ozi 1,680
Salama 5,287
Shirikisho 7,197
Wachu-Oda 5,878
Totalx
1999 census. [3]
Wards
WardRegistered Voters
Assa1,001
Bilisa3,800
Garsen Central3,897
Garsen South5,497
Kipini East4,556
Kipini West2,011
Ndera2,667
Salama / Mwina3,270
Shirikisho1,842
Total28,541
*September 2005. [4]

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References

  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. "Parliament of Kenya - Hon. Guyo, Ali Wario". Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6) [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine