Kacheliba Constituency

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Kacheliba
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Current constituency
Created1988
Party Party of Development and Reforms
MP Mark Lomunokol

Kacheliba Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of the four constituencies of West Pokot County. The constituency has six wards, which are represented by Members of County Assembly at the West Pokot County Assembly in Kapenguria. The constituency was established before the 1988 elections in order to cater for the interests of the Kara-Pokot community following years of under representation. The constituency was created by the Electoral Commission of Kenya through a publication in the Kenya Gazette. [1]

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Historically, Kacheliba constituency was part of the Northern Frontier District of Kenya. The constituency, along with the rest of West Pokot County and Turkana County were transferred from the Uganda Protectorate to Kenya Colony by the British colonial government in 1926. [2]

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [3] PartyNotes
1988 Samuel Poghisio KANU One-party system.
1990 Peter L. Nang’ole KANU By-elections, One-party system.
1992 Peter L. Nang’ole KANU One- party system
1997 Samuel Poghisio KANU
2002 Samuel Poghisio KANU
2007 Samuel Poghisio ODM-K
2013 Mark Lomunokol URP
2017 Mark Lomunokol PDR
2022

County Assembly Wards

Kacheliba Constituency is made up of six wards, all located within West Pokot County.

WardPopulation (2009 Census)Area ( km2)Sub-Counties
Suam22,223393.10Kanyerus, Kopulio, Nakuyen, Karon, Kacheliba and Nge'nge'chwa
Kodich22,539283.80Lokichar, Orolwo, Kalemngorok, Kodich, Cherangan and Karameri
Kasei14,765782.50Kasei, Kamketo, Karokou, Sirwach, Korpu, Kachawa, Kaptolomwo, Ompolion, Kamunono
Kapchok24,684438.20Konyao and Kapyen
Kiwawa28,235938.60Kases, Kiwawa, Chelopoy, Kauriong, Mbaru, Lopet, Chepropogh, Pcholio and Kamunai
Alale43,5651,020.00Kopito, Lorsuk, Apuke, Kola, Kodii, Akoret, Alale, Naruoro, Amakuriat, Kalapata, Mekuyo, Lotukum, Nauyapong, Lokitonyala and Sasak
*September 2005. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Kenya Districts and Provincial Bill, 1966
  2. ↑ Oyugi, Walter O., ed. (1994). Politics and administration in East Africa. Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers. ISBN   9966-46-894-3.
  3. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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