Wajir West Constituency

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Wajir West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in the northeastern Wajir County. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing councillors to the Wajir County Council. It was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency is predominantly inhabited by Somalis.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotes
1966 Abdinur Ali KANU
1969 Ibrahim Ali Hussein KANU One-party system
1974 Abdillahi Abdi Omar KANU One-party system
1979 Ahmed Mohamed Khalif KANU One-party system
1983 Ahmed Mohamed Khalif KANU One-party system.
1988 Abdi Ibrahim Mohamed KANU One-party system.
1992 Ahmed Mohamed Khalif KANU
1997 Adan Keynan Wehliye Safina
2002 Ahmed Mohamed Khalif NARC
2007 Adan Keynan Wehliye KANU
2013 Abdikadir Ore Ahmed ODM
2017 Ahmed Mohamed Kholosh ODM
2019-to date 2022- Ahmed Mohamed Kholosh Yussuf Muhumed Farah Jubille ODM

Wards

Wards
WardRegistered Voters
Adamsajide 7,340
Arbajahan 7,000
Boji Heri 1,033
Dela 1,111
El-Nur 1,479
Eldas 2,254
Ganyure 2,800
Griftu 2,219
Hadado 7,020
Lakole South415
Tula-Tula 854
Wagalla 3,922
Total25,220
*September 2005. [2]

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