Bonchari Constituency
{{Short description|Kenyan electoral constituency}}
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Bonchari is an electoral constituency in Kisii County. It is one of nine constituencies in the county. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
It has four wards namely;
Riana, Bomorenda, Bomariba and Bogiakumu.{{cite web|url=https://www.kisii.go.ke/index.php/county-profile/leadership/members-of-parliament/bonchari-sub-county|title=Bonchari Sub County|work=Kisii County Government|accessdate=30 July 2022}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Elections
! Party ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988
| Protas Kebati Momanyi | KANU | One-party system. | |||
| 1992 | Protas Kebati Momanyi | KANU | |
| 1997
| KANU | | |||
| 2002
| Zebedeo John Opore | | |||
| 2007
| ODM | | |||
| 2013
| Zebedeo John Opore | Ford-people | | |||
| 2017
| John Oroo Oyioka | ODM | Died in 2021 | |||
| 2021
| Pavel Oimeke | ODM | By-election | |||
| 2022
| Charles Onchoke{{cite web |last1=Mbula |first1=Ruth |title=Charles Onchoke, the ‘political nonstarter’ who won Bonchari MP seat |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/kisii/charles-onchoke-the-political-nonstarter-who-won-bonchari-mp-seat--3928238 |website=Nation |access-date=10 November 2022 |date=27 August 2022}} | UPA | |
Wards
Bonchari Constituency has four wards represented by Members of county assembly in the Kisii County government. The wards are: Bogiakumu, Bomariba, Bokeira (Bomorenda) and Riana.
Kisii South Sub-county
Kisii South Sub-county shares common boundaries with Bonchari. The Sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.{{cite web |title=County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012 |url=https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/document/Africa/Kenya/Kenay%20Devolution/County%20Governments%20Act%20(2012).pdf |publisher=Law Society of Kenya |access-date=4 November 2022 |page=39}}
References
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{{Kenyan constituencies|Nyanza}}
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Category:Constituencies in Kisii County
Category:Constituencies in Nyanza Province