Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a,which was referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. The county is inhabited mainly by and is considered the birthplace of the Gikuyu,the largest ethnic group in Kenya. The county has a population of 1,056,640 based on the 2019 census.
Meru County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. It borders Isiolo County to the north,Tharaka-Nithi County to the South,Nyeri County to the southwest and Laikipia County to the west. The home of the Meru people,Meru County has a population of 1.35 million people.
Laikipia County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya,located on the Equator in the former Rift Valley Province of the Country. Laikipia is a cosmopolitan County and is Listed as County number 31. The county has two major urban centres:Nanyuki to the southeast,and Nyahururu to the southwest. Its County government headquarters town is Rumuruti. The County lies between latitudes 0°18" South and 0°51" North and between longitudes 36°11" and 37°24' East. It borders Samburu County to the North,Isiolo County to the North East,Meru County to the East,Nyeri County to the South East,Nyandarua County to the South,Nakuru County to the South West and Baringo County to the West.
Isiolo County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its population is 268,002 and its capital and largest city is Isiolo. Isiolo County is to be the first county to be developed as part of the Kenya Vision 2030 program. Other upcoming urban centres are:Garbatulla,Modogashe,Kinna,Merti and Oldonyiro.The county is home to Sakuye and Borana tribes but also has a significant number of people from Turkana,Samburu,Gabra,Garre and Meru communities.
Nyandarua County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya,with its capital and largest town being Ol Kalou. Formerly the capital was Nyahururu,which is now part of Laikipia County. Nyandarua County had a population of 596,268 by 2009 and 638,289 by 2019 and an area of 3,304 km2. The county is located on the northwestern part of the old Central Province,and contains the Aberdare Ranges.
Baringo County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. It is located in the former Rift Valley Province. Its headquarters and largest town is Kabarnet. The county is home to Lake Baringo,Lake Bogoria and Lake Kamnarok.
Kiunjuri Festus Mwangi is a Kenyan politician. He was born in Kieni,Nyeri County. He has held various political and government positions.
Ndiritu Muriithi is a Kenyan politician and former Governor of Laikipia County. He was elected in the August 2017 general elections as an Independent Candidate after he failed to clinch the Jubilee Alliance Party nominations ticket. He was elected as the second governor of Laikipia County through an independent ticket
Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki,known as GG Kariuki was a Kenyan politician who entered elective politics at independence in 1963. During Kenya's 11th Parliament,he served as Senator representing Laikipia County and one of the only politicians to serve the four presidents of Kenya,from 2013 until his death on 30 Jun 2017. Previously he had served several terms as Member of Parliament for Laikipia West Constituency,and he was Minister in both the governments of Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi.
The Counties of Kenya are geographical units created by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government. They replaced the previous provincial system. The establishment and executive powers of the counties is provided in Chapter Eleven of the Constitution on devolved government,the Constitution's Fourth Schedule and any other legislation passed by the Senate of Kenya concerning counties. The counties are also single-member constituencies which elect members of the Senate,and special woman members to the National Assembly.
Local elections were held in Laikipia County on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution,which was passed in a 2010 referendum,the 2013 general election was to be the first where there would be election of county governors and their deputies for the 47 newly created counties. They were also the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which released the official list of candidates.
Martin Nyaga Wambora is a Kenyan politician. He is the first governor of Embu County in Kenya after winning on a TNA ticket in the Embu gubernatorial elections which was conducted in March 2013. He would later become the first Governor in Kenya to be impeached,not once but twice but he successfully challenged the impeachment later and was overwhelmingly Re-elected in 2017 winning his 2nd term in office. He was a former member of parliament for Runyenjes Constituency from 2003 to 2007. Prior to becoming the governor of Embu County,he served as the chairman of the board of Kenya Airports Authority and led to its winning of the two most prestigious airport industry awards in 2011.
Josphat Nanok is a Kenyan politician who served as the governor of Turkana County from 2013 to 2022.
Joshua Wakahora Irungu is a Kenyan politician and community development specialist. He was appointed to the position of Chairperson of Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) in Feb 2019. He is the first and third governor of the County of Laikipia first serving from 2013 to 2017,representing the Jubilee Coalition party TNA and securing a return running on a UDA ticket in 2022.
Naisula Josephine Lesuuda,is a Kenyan politician and women's rights activist. She is a Member of the Parliament of Kenya.
Paul Chepkwony is a Kenyan politician and professor. He was the Governor of Kericho County in Kenya. Chepkwony is a member of Jubilee Party.
Josphat Gitonga Kabugi is a Kenyan politician and was Deputy Governor of Laikipia County between 2013–2017.
Sara PaulataKorere is a Kenyan politician. She is the member of parliament for Laikipia North constituency.
Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua is a Kenyan politician who is serving as Deputy President of Kenya since 2022. He previously served as the Member of Parliament for Mathira Constituency between 2017 and 2022 as a member of the Jubilee Party. In the 2022 election,William Ruto selected Gachagua as his running mate,and the two were elected with just over 50% of the vote.
John Mwaniki is a politician and project management consultant,who served as the second Deputy Governor of Laikipia County,from 2017 to 2022,during the tenure of Ndiritu Muriithi. Prior to that he was the County secretary of the County Government of Laikipia from 2015 to 2016,during the first term of Governor Joshua Irungu,leaving the post after a protracted dispute with the then governor. While Deputy Governor he served as the chairperson of the Kenyan Deputy Governor's forum,being elected by his fellow deputy governors to the position in 2018
