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Local elections were held in Makueni County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.
The Kibwezi–Kitui–Kandwia–Usueni Road, also B7 Road (Kenya) is a road in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. The road connects the town of Kibwezi in Makueni County to the community of Usueni in Kitui County. Since its upgrading, the road has opened up many villages and rural-urban settings to business and agricultural activities.
Kibwezi East is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Makueni County.
The Hon. Dr. Patrick Musimba MP is a Kenyan politician and Member of the National Assembly representing the Kibwezi West Constituency in Makueni County.He is now vying for the gubernatorial seat of Makueni county in the 2022 elections. He was first elected to Parliament in March 2013 as an independent candidate, but announced in June 2019 that he was joining the Wiper party.
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- ↑ "46 Districts of 1993". Ustawi. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Amazonaws. p. 104. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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