South Mugirango Constituency
{{Short description|Kenyan electoral constituency}}
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South Mugirango is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
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Elections
!Party !Notes | |||
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1988 | David Kombo | KANU | |
1992 | Reuben Oyondi | KANU | |
1997 | Enoch Nyakieya Magara | Ford-K | Magara died in a car accident in 2001 Daily Telegraph, August 3, 2009: [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/1336285/Dismissed-minister-shot-dead-in-Kenya.html Dismissed minister shot dead in Kenya] |
2001 | James Omingo Magara | Ford-K | By-elections |
2002 | James Omingo Magara | Ford-People | |
2007 | James Omingo Magara | ODM | The High Court declared the seat vacant in December 2009 due to irregularities in the election Daily Nation, December 17, 2009: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/824318/-/vo4eju/-/index.html Magara loses South Mugirango seat] |
2010 | Manson Nyamweya | Ford-People | By-election Daily Nation, June 11, 2010: [http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Nyamweya%20wins%20South%20Mugirango%20poll/-/1064/936438/-/wb9b2p/-/index.html Nyamweya wins South Mugirango poll] |
2013 | Manson Nyamweya | KNC | |
2017 | Silvanus Onyiego Osoro | KNC | |
2022 | Silvanus Onyiego Osoro | UDA |
Etago and Gucha South Sub-counties
South Mugirango has two sub-counties within its boundaries: Etago and Gucha South. Each sub-county is headed by a 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