Nandi Hills Constituency

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Nandi Hills
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County Nandi County

Nandi Hills is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Nandi County. [1] [2] The constituency was established for the 2013 elections after being carved out of Tinderet constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
2022 Hon. Bernard Kitur UDA
2013 Alfred Keter URP
2017 Alfred Keter JP

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References

  1. "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Retrieved 9 June 2018.