North Horr Constituency

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North Horr Constituency
Marsabit-North Horr.svg
Location of North Horr Constituency in Marsabit County
Area
  Total38,953 km2 (15,040 sq mi)
Population
 (2009) [1]
  Total75,196
  Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)

North Horr Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County. The entire constituency is located within Marsabit County Council area. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is the largest constituency in Kenya on land coverage and hosts the only true desert in Kenya, Chalbi desert. Kenya's well known politician Godana Bonaya was its first member of parliament, and he represented the constituency until his demise in a Kenya Air Force Y-12 plane crash on 10 April 2006 in which all the legislators from Marsabit county perished.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [2] PartyNotes
1988 Bonaya Godana KANU One-party system.
1992 Bonaya Godana KANU
1997 Bonaya Godana KANU
2002 Bonaya Godana KANU Godana died during his tenure in an aviation accident.
2006 Ukur Yattani Narc-Kenya By-elections
2007 Francis Chachu Ganya ODM
2013 Francis Chachu Ganya ODM
2017 Francis Chachu Ganya Frontier Alliance Party (FAP)

Locations and wards

Locations
LocationPopulation*
Balesa Ririba 5,215
Bubisa 3,541
Dukana 6,660
Galas 4,000
Hurii Hills 3,373
Illeret 5,045
Kalacha 7,937
Maikona 7,092
North Horr 7,715
Turbi 1,800
Total000
1999 census. [3]
Wards
WardRegistered Voters
Bubisa2,886
Dukana4,188
Hurri Hills1,269
Illeret681
Kalacha2,023
Maikona2,165
North Horr4,421
Total17,633
*September 2005. [4]

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References

  1. "Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units". Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6) [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine