Local elections were held in Kakamega County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013.[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected.

Gubernatorial election

CandidateRunning MateCoalitionPartyVotes
Mwilitsa, Albert StanslousChiluka, Caleb MusireUnited Republican Party--
Ndombi, Lawrence SimbauniEchessa, Francis KangwanaCordFederal Party of Kenya--
Olando, Paul PollandMukhwana, MohammedUnited Democratic Forum Party--
Oparanyah, Wycliffe AmbetsaKutima, Philip MuseveOrange Democratic Movement--
Shitanda, Soita PeterOmusotsi, David WamatsiNew Ford Kenya--
Wangia, Jared WaudoWangia, Christine OngayoIndependent--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:[2]

  • Wycliffe Oparanya - Minister Planning Development and Vision 2030
  • Soita Shitanda - Minister Housing
  • Paul Olando - former Nyanza Provincial Commissioner
  • Albert Mwilitsa - former Turkana North District Commissioner
  • Simbauni Ndombi - businessman
  • Suleiman Sumba - former Kenya army officer

References

  1. "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. "ODM, UDF 'bulls' in major brawl for Kakamega seat". The Standard. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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