Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island,which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated 341 kilometres (212 mi) by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty,from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Island,it is the headquarter of Lamu County and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi is a Kenyan politician and land economist who is currently serving as Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya,and since 2023,in an expanded role of Foreign &Diaspora Affairs cabinet secretary of Kenya. As of 1 November 2024,he is also serving as the cabinet secretary in the ministry of interior,albeit in an acting capacity,succeeding Prof. Kithure Kindiki who was appointed Deputy president following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua. He is a former party leader of the Amani National Congress (ANC),one of the founding political parties,of the Kenya Kwanza alliance.
Lamu County is a county in Kenya located along the North Coast of the country and is one of the six Coastal Counties in Kenya. Its capital is the town of Lamu. It borders Tana River County to the southwest,Garissa County to the north,Somalia to the northeast,and the Indian Ocean to the South. It is the Smallest County in Kenya by population.
Kwale is a small town in Mombasa and the capital of Kwale County,Kenya. It is located at 4°10′28″S39°27′37″E;30 km southwest of Mombasa and 15 km inland. The town had an urban population of 10,063. It is next to the Shimba Hills National Reserve.
Garissa County is a county in Kenya located in Eastern Kenya bordering Somalia to the East,Wajir County and Isiolo County to the North,Tana River County to the West,Lamu County to the South and the Indian ocean. Its capital and largest urban area is Garissa.
The Wiper Democratic Movement–Kenya (WDM-K),formerly Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (ODM–Kenya),is a political party in Kenya,which originated as a result of the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The party tends to be more popular among the Kamba people. It is headed by Kalonzo Musyoka,who ran for president in 2007 and served as the vice-president in the Grand Coalition of Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga. He is now a member of the main opposition Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Party.
Makadara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi City County,Kenya. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county. It was renamed prior to the 1997 elections,but was also known as Nairobi Doonholm Constituency for the 1963 elections,then as Bahati Constituency from 1966 to 1997. It consists of some central and southern of central areas of Nairobi County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County,and has an area of 13 km2. The current constituency boundaries were revised prior to the 2013 elections. It has a population of 189,536 people from the 2019 census report.
Hassan Ali Joho is a kenyan politician who is the Cabinet Secretary for Mining and Blue Economy in the Republic of Kenya. He is the former Governor of Mombasa County affiliated with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).
Bonny Khalwale is a Kenyan politician,the current Senator for Kakamega County and a former medical doctor.
The Senate of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya,along with the National Assembly. The Senate was first established as part of Kenya's 1963 Constitution.
Mbuvi Gideon Kioko, popularly known as Mike Sonko or simply Sonko,is a controversial Kenyan politician who served as the second Governor of Nairobi. He was removed from the office of the governor by a form of impeachment by the Senate of the Republic of Kenya on Abuse of Office,Gross Misconduct and Crimes under National Law on 17 December 2020.
General elections were held in Kenya on 4 March 2013. Voters elected the President,members of the National Assembly and newly formed Senate. Also elected include governors,county women representatives and members of county assembly,(MCAs). They were the first elections held under the new constitution,which was approved in a 2010 referendum,and were also the first run by the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). They coincided with the 2013 Kenyan local elections.
Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With an estimated population of 5,454,000 in 2024,it is the third-smallest in area of the counties,yet the most populous. It also serves as the capital of Kenya. The county entity was effected in 2013,replacing Nairobi City Council,which had been the long-standing unit of local administration since before Kenya's independence. The city county consists of eleven gazetted sub-counties and eighty-five electoral wards. On the national level,Nairobi also sends seventeen Members of Parliament across the constituencies,one County Woman Representative to the National Assembly;and one senator to the Senate. The county government,which is allotted devolved functions as stated in the Constitution of Kenya,is headed by a county governor,who appoints his/her cabinet. The county's legislature is headed by the County Speaker,who presides over the County Assembly. The Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) are elected from single-member districts and represent their respective electoral wards. Additional MCAs are also nominated by political parties as a form of affirmative action.
Sub-counties,formerly known as Districts,are the decentralised units through which government of Kenya provides functions and services. At national level,sub-counties take a more administrative function like security,statistical purposes,provision of government services,etc. Even though the sub-counties are divisions of counties,powers to create new national sub-counties lies with the national government. As of 2023,there are 314 sub-counties,compared to 290 constituencies. A deputy county commissioner is appointed by the state to lead each sub-county. The sub-counties are further divided into divisions,locations and sub-locations.
The National Alliance (TNA) was a political party in Kenya. It took on its current identity when Uhuru Kenyatta assumed control and renamed it as the vehicle for his 2012 presidential campaign.
The Battle of Shela occurred around 1812 on the sand dunes near the village of Shela on Lamu Island,in what is now Kenya,just south of the larger village of Lamu. The people of Lamu won against superior forces from Mombasa and Pate. The battle led to the domination of the coast by the rulers of Oman.
The Jubilee Party of Kenya is a major political party in Kenya. It has significantly influenced the country's political landscape since its founding on 8 September 2016. Emerging from a merger of 11 smaller parties,including The National Alliance (TNA) led by then-President Uhuru Kenyatta and the United Republican Party (URP) led by then-Deputy President William Ruto,Jubilee quickly became the ruling party. It secured a strong plurality in Parliament during the 2017 elections,cementing its dominance as Uhuru Kenyatta won re-election as president.
Abdullswamad Sheriff Nassir is a Kenyan politician. He is the governor of Mombasa County. He was elected on an ODM ticket under Azimio la Umoja,One Kenya Alliance in the 2022 General Election. He earlier served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mvita Constituency from 2012 to 2022. He is currently the deputy party leader of ODM.
Roba Sharu Duba is a Kenyan politician and a member of the 11th Kenyan parliament elected from Moyale Constituency on the ticket of United Democratic Forum Party (UDF) in 2013. He was CEO of The Local Authorities Provident Fund and was town clerk in Moyale,Kilifi,Mombasa and Nairobi where he resigned from the service to run in the 2013 parliamentary election for Moyale Constituency seat. His legislative interest focuses on security and inter-communal peace particularly in Moyale.
