South Mugirango Constituency
South Mugirango | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
County | Kisii County |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1988 |
Number of members | One |
Party | UDA |
Member of Parliament | Silvanus Osoro |
Created from | Wanjare–South Mugirango |
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
[edit]Elections | MP [1] | 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 [2] |
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 [3] |
2010 | Manson Nyamweya | Ford-People | By-election [4] |
2013 | Manson Nyamweya | KNC | |
2017 | Silvanus Osoro | KNC | |
2022 | Silvanus Osoro | UDA |
Etago and Gucha South Sub-counties
[edit]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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daily Telegraph, August 3, 2009: Dismissed minister shot dead in Kenya
- ^ Daily Nation, December 17, 2009: Magara loses South Mugirango seat
- ^ Daily Nation, June 11, 2010: Nyamweya wins South Mugirango poll
- ^ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.