Kapenguria Constituency
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Kapenguria Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of three constituencies of West Pokot District
. 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
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. 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 was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes | 1988 |
William Sindano | 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. |
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| 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... |
Francis Polisi Loile Lotodo | 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 | E.L. Lotim | 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... |
Francis Polisi Loile Lotodo | 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... |
Francis Polisi Loile Lotodo | 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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| 2001 | Samuel Chumel Moroto | 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 | ||||
| 2002 | Samuel Chumel Moroto | 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... |
Julius Murgor Julius Murgor Julius Murgor is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Kapenguria Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:... |
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* |
|---|---|
| Chekomos | 2,385 |
| Chemwochoi | 3,887 |
| Chepkopegh | 12,146 |
| Endugh | 5,896 |
| Kaibos | 4,167 |
| Kaisagat | 8,119 |
| Kanyarkwat | 6,451 |
| Kapenguria | 14,607 |
| Kapkoris | 10,123 |
| Keringet | 3,045 |
| Kipkomo | 9,277 |
| Kishaunet | 13,661 |
| Miskwony | 5,825 |
| Mnangei | 15,379 |
| Nakwijit | 2,605 |
| Ptoyo | 6,153 |
| Riwo | 8,601 |
| Senetwo | 5,403 |
| Serewo | 3,992 |
| Sook | 2,944 |
| Talau | 4,964 |
| Tamugh | 4,839 |
| Ywalateke | 8,361 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority Local authorities of Kenya Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya.Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City, Municipality, Town and County council. Currently there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu... |
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| Chekomos | 626 | Pokot County |
| Chemwochoi | 1,492 | Kapenguria Kapenguria Kapenguria is a town lying north east of Kitale on the A1 road in Kenya. Kapenguria is capital of the West Pokot District. Kapenguria forms a municipality with an urban population of 13,000 and a total population of 56,000 .... municipality |
| Chepareria / Kosulol | 2,459 | Chepareria town |
| Chepkopegh | 3,101 | Pokot County |
| Endugh | 1,412 | Pokot County |
| Kaibos | 1,118 | Kapenguria municipality |
| Kanyarkwat | 2,203 | Pokot County |
| Kapchemogen | 1,301 | Chepareria town |
| Kapenguria | 4,056 | Kapenguria municipality |
| Kapenguria North | 2,298 | Pokot County |
| Keringet / Psigirio | 3,091 | Kapenguria municipality |
| Keringet | 2,012 | Pokot County |
| Kisiaunet | 4,280 | Kapenguria municipality |
| Miskwony | 1,634 | Pokot County |
| Nakwijit | 545 | Pokot County |
| Ptoyo | 1,511 | Pokot County |
| Riwo | 3,417 | Pokot County |
| Senetwo | 1,528 | Chepareria town |
| Siyoi | 2,336 | Kapenguria municipality |
| Sook | 832 | Pokot County |
| Talau | 1,413 | Kapenguria municipality |
| Tamugh | 1,305 | Pokot County |
| Ywalateke | 1,216 | Chepareria town |
| Total | 45,186 | |