Kenyan_local_elections,_2013

2013 Kenyan local elections

2013 Kenyan local elections

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Local elections were held in Kenya on 4 March 2013 as part of the general elections.[1] Voters elected governors and members of County Assemblies of the 47 counties created by the 2010 constitution.

Electoral system

Kenyan law requires governors to have a recognised university degree. This clause resulted in challenges for aspirants including Soita Shitanda in Kakamenga and Margaret Wanjiru in Nairobi[2]

County Representative were elected in single member wards, of which there were a total of 1,450. Several County Representatives were also nominated to represent youths and disabled people in the various county assemblies from party lists, and after the elections 680 women were also nominated to the various county assemblies to ensure gender balance.[3]

Results

Governors

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a Cornel Rasanga's election as Siaya governor was nullified in August 2013 following a petition at the High Court in Kisumu. He won the subsequent by-election and was sworn in again as governor.[4][5]

By party

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    "Shitanda, Wanjiru out over degrees". The Standard. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    16 Women Sworn in to Garissa County Assembly The Star, 26 July 2013
  4. [4]
    Court nullifies Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga's election, orders fresh poll Daily Nation, 23 August 2013
  5. [5]
    Siaya County governor Cornel Rasanga sworn in after being re-elected Standard, 8 November 2013
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