Bura Constituency
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Bura Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of three constituencies in Tana River District
. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors to the Tana River County Council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
Constituencies of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It is one of three constituencies in Tana River District
Tana River District
Tana River District is a district of Coast Province, Kenya. It is named after the Tana River itself. It has an area of and a population of 180,901 according to the 1999 census. The district capital is Hola ....
. The constituency has nine wards, all electing councillors to the Tana River County Council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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| 1997 Kenyan general election, 1997 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election... |
Mohamed Abdi Galgallo | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 2002 | Ali Wario | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007... |
Nassir Nuh Abdi Nassir Nuh Abdi Nassir Nuh Abdi is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent the Bura Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:... |
ODM-Kenya | |
Locations and wards
| Locations Locations of Kenya ||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is... |
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| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Bangale | 4,706 |
| Bura Bura, Tana River District, Kenya Bura is a town in the Tana River District of Coast Province in Kenya.Nearby places include Tula, Hola, and Ijara.Bura has one of the few bridges across the Tana River for access to NE Province, Kenya. There are two Bura Town population clusters, Bura West and Bura East, situated on either side of... |
14,121 |
| Buwa | 3,848 |
| Chewele | 6,108 |
| Hirimani | 4,816 |
| Kamagur | 7,531 |
| Madogo | 9,194 |
| Mbalambala | 2,759 |
| Mororo | 6,675 |
| Nanighi | 11,555 |
| Saka | 7,814 |
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3,887 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Bangale | 2,288 |
| Chewele / Bura | 6,302 |
| Hirimani | 1,495 |
| Kamaguru | 921 |
| Madogo South | 4,932 |
| Mbalambala | 1,200 |
| Nanighi | 2,066 |
| Saka | 1,078 |
| Sala | 976 |
| Total | 21,258 |