Innocent Obiri | |
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Member of Parliament for Bobasi | |
Assumed office 8 August 2017 | |
Majority | 6,634 (9.8%) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Political party | Peoples Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Nairobi |
Innocent Momanyi Obiri is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly for the Bobasi constituency,representing the Peoples Democratic Party. [1]
He attended Aga Khan High School in Mombassa and the University of Nairobi before working as a quantity surveyor prior to entering parliament. [1] He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 general election with 37.7% of the vote. [2]
In 2018 he was arrested along with one of his bodyguards on suspicion of causing a disturbance at a quarry. [3] In 2019 he was arrested on suspicion of corruption in relation to the construction of the Lake Basin mall in Kisumu. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Peoples Democratic Party | Innocent Momanyi Obiri | 25,457 | 37.69 | |
Jubilee | Stephen Kengere Manoti | 18,823 | 27.87 | |
ODM | Naftal Okongo Mogere | 15,948 | 23.6 | |
Amani | Evans Mogoa Luka | 2,692 | 4 | |
Kenya National Congress | Samuel Mogusu Omari | 1,306 | 1.9 | |
Wiper Democratic Movement - Kenya | Richard Obwogi | 1,259 | 1.9 | |
Kenya Social Congress | David Oogega Bwochora | 720 | 1.1 | |
Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya | Saul Moywaywa | 688 | 1 | |
Maendeleo Chap Chap Party | Samson Maisiba Kirioba | 458 | 0.7 | |
KANU | Henry Nyabuto Ogoti | 187 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 6,634 | 9.8 |
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