Local elections were held in Wajir 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
Mahamud, Mohamed AbdiKassim, Abdullahi Nur SheikhUnited Republican Party--
Mohamad,Ahmed AbdullahiYarow, Abdulhafid AbdullahiCordOrange Democratic Movement--
Mursal, Mohamed AliAbass, Abdirahmand MaalimKenya National Congress--
Omar, Maalim MahamedOmar, Ibrahim HanshiUnited Democratic Forum Party--

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.
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