Karachuonyo Constituency

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Karachuonyo Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Homa Bay County. The current member of parliament is Andrew Adipo Okuome. [1]

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [2] PartyNotes
1963 Elijah Omolo Agar Independent [3]
1969 David Okiki Amayo KANU One-party system
1974 David Okiki Amayo KANU One-party system
1979 Phoeba Muga Asiyo KANU One-party system
1983 Phoeba Muga Asiyo KANU One-party system.
1988 David Okiki Amayo/ Lazarus Ombayi Amayo KANU One-party system.
1992 Phoeba Muga Asiyo Ford-Kenya Defeated for re-election by Awiti in 1997 [4]
1997 Paul Adhu Awiti NDP
2002 Paul Adhu Awiti NARC Defeated for re-election by Rege in 2007. [4]
2007 James Kwanya Rege ODM
2013 James Kwanya Rege ODM
2017 Adipo Okuome ODM
2022 Adipo Okuome ODM

Wards

WardRegistered Voters * Local Authority
Central Karachuonyo 3,847Rachuonyo County
Gendia / Awach 3,331 Kendu Bay Town
Gumba / Jieri 4,121Kendu Bay Town
Kanyaluo 6,371Rachuonyo County
Kibiri 6,205Rachuonyo County
North West Karachuonyo8,076Rachuonyo County
Rambira 2,283Kendu Bay Town
Simbi / Kogembo 3,282Kendu Bay Town
Wang'chieng / Karabondi 7,905Rachuonyo County
West Karachuonyo7,053Rachuonyo County
Total52,474
*September 2005. [5]

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References

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  2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Omolo Agar: Kenya's first independent candidate who defied Kanu, Kadu". The Standard (Kenya). 14 June 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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  5. Electoral Commission of Kenya: "Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-11.