North Horr Constituency
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North Horr Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County. The entire constituency is located within Marsabit County Council area. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is the largest constituency in Kenya on land coverage and hosts the only true desert in Kenya, Chalbi desert. Kenya's politician Godana Bonaya was its first member of parliament, and he represented until his demise in a Kenya Air Force Y-12 plane crash on 10 April 2006 in which all the legislators from Marsabit county perished.
Members of Parliament
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Elections
!Party !Notes | |||
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1988 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | One-party system. |
1992 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | |
1997 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | |
2002 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | Godana died during his tenure in an aviation accident. |
2006 | Ukur Yattani | Narc-Kenya | By-elections |
2007 | Francis Chachu Ganya | ODM | |
2013 | Francis Chachu Ganya | ODM | |
2017 | Francis Chachu Ganya | Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) | |
2022 | Wario Guyo Adhe | Kenya African National Union (KANU) |
Locations and wards
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Location
!Population* | |
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Balesa Ririba | 5,215 |
Bubisa | 3,541 |
Dukana | 6,660 |
Galas | 4,000 |
Hurii Hills | 3,373 |
Illeret | 5,045 |
Kalacha | 7,937 |
Maikona | 7,092 |
North Horr | 7,715 |
Turbi | 1,800 |
Total | 000 |
colspan="2"|1999 census.information.go.ke:
[http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/2003-2006-North%20horr.pdf CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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Ward
!Registered Voters | |
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Bubisa | 2,886 |
Dukana | 4,188 |
Hurri Hills | 1,269 |
Illeret | 681 |
Kalacha | 2,023 |
Maikona | 2,165 |
North Horr | 4,421 |
Total | 17,633 |
colspan="2"| {{smaller|*September 2005.Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929025048/http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf |date=2007-09-29 }}}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/2003-2006-North%20horr.pdf Map of the constituency]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Constituencies of Marsabit County
Category:Constituencies in Eastern Province (Kenya)