Kacheliba Constituency
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Kacheliba Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of three constituencies of West Pokot District
. The constituency has eleven wards, all electing councillors for the Pokot County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 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 of West Pokot District
West Pokot District
West Pokot District is an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kapenguria. The district has a population of 308,086 and an area of 9,064 km² . Pokot people inhabit the area....
. The constituency has eleven wards, all electing councillors for the Pokot County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Kenyan general election, 1988 General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi... |
Samuel Poghisio Samuel Poghisio Samuel Losuron Poghisio is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent the Kacheliba Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.... |
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... |
One-party system. |
| 1990 | Peter L. Nang’ole | 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... |
By-elections, One-party system. |
| 1992 Kenyan general election, 1992 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province... |
Peter L. Nang’ole | 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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| 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... |
Samuel Poghisio Samuel Poghisio Samuel Losuron Poghisio is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent the Kacheliba Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.... |
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 | Samuel Poghisio Samuel Poghisio Samuel Losuron Poghisio is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent the Kacheliba Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.... |
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... |
Samuel Poghisio Samuel Poghisio Samuel Losuron Poghisio is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent the Kacheliba Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.... |
ODM Orange Democratic Movement Orange Democratic Movement refers to a political party in Kenya, which is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The erstwhile single party which separated in August 2007 into two... |
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* |
|---|---|
| Akoret | 2,329 |
| Alale | 7,987 |
| Chemorongii | 1,824 |
| Kalapata | 3,045 |
| Kapchok | 5,150 |
| Kaptolomwo | 2,842 |
| Kasei | 4,503 |
| Kases | 4,818 |
| Kiwawa | 7,129 |
| Kodich | 5,946 |
| Kopulio | 1,841 |
| Korpu | 2,927 |
| Lokichar | 5,063 |
| Lokitanya | 9,740 |
| Lopet | 2,000 |
| Suam | 7,035 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Akoret | 545 |
| Chemorongit | 366 |
| Kalapata | 1,990 |
| Kapchok | 1,975 |
| Kasei | 1,795 |
| Kases | 864 |
| Kiwawa | 1,879 |
| Kodich | 3,130 |
| Lokitanyala | 1,689 |
| Lopet | 1,274 |
| Suam | 3,155 |
| Total | 18,662 |