Luanda Constituency

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County Vihiga County

Luanda is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Vihiga County and was established in 2013 [1] [2] The current MP is Dick Maungu Oyugi of Democratic Action Party Kenya - (DAP-K) as for 2022-2027 period. It has a population of 106,694 people (2019 census). [3]

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