Ugenya Constituency

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Ugenya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya, established for the 1963 elections. It is one of six constituencies of Siaya County. based on the 2019 census report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), Ugenya is home to 134,354 people (62,624 males, 71,726 females and 4 intersex). The first Professor from Ugenya was Prof. Henry Odera Oruka. It is also home to Kenyan famous senior council and the incumbent governor of Siaya County Bob James Orengo. [1]

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [2] PartyNotes
1963 John Odero Sar KPU One-party system
1969 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system
1974 Matthews Joseph OgutuKANUOne-party system
1979 Matthews Joseph OgutuKANUOne-party system
1980 James Orengo KANUBy-elections
1983 Stephen Oluoch OndiekKANUOne-party system.
1988 Stephen Oluoch OndiekKANUOne-party system.
1992 James Orengo Ford-K
1997 James OrengoFord-K
2002 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek NARC
2007 James Orengo ODM
2013 David Ochieng Ouma ODM
2017 Chris Odhiambo KaranODM
2019 David Ochieng Ouma MDG By-election

Wards

WardRegistered Voters Local Authority
Ambira / Ngunya4,070 Ugunja town
East Ugenya4,770Siaya County
Magoya / Rambula3,014Ugunja town
North East Ugenya10,357Siaya County
North Ugenya6,771Ukwala town
North West Ugenya4,634Ukwala town
South Ugenya8,249Siaya County
Ugunja 2,972Ugunja town
Uholo East5,389Siaya County
Uholo North4,828Siaya County
Ukwala East4,409Ukwala town
Ukwala West4,330Ukwala town
Umala2,738Ugunja town
West Ugenya3,817Siaya County
Total70,348
*September 2005. [3]

The larger Ugenya constituency having been found to be very large was later subdivided into two constituencies namely Ugunja and Ugenya Constituencies.

Ugenya constituency has four wards namely

. East ugenya ward

West Ugenya ward

North ugenya ward

South Ugenya ward(Ukwala)

Villages in ugenya east

These are some of the villages found within Ugenya east ward within Ugenya sub county.

Bondo kolalo, Sihayi, Ujuan'ga, Lur, Uringi, Urenga A, Urenga B, Ramunde, komoro, usinda, Inungo, Bar-ober, Murumba, Masasia, ohando, uyore, Sirisia, kowinga, Anyiko

References

  1. ↑ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KBNS (November 2019). 2019 KENYA POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS. Nairobi Kenya: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 12. ISBN   978-9966-102-09-6.
  2. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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