2013 Migori local elections

Local elections were held in Migori County, Kenya, to elect a governor and county assembly on March 4, 2013.[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which governors and members of the county assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They were also the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), which released the official list of candidates.[2]

Gubernatorial election

CandidateRunning mateCoalitionPartyVotes
Tom Joseph Mboya MartinChacha Maro SamwelaJubileeThe National Alliance--
Zacharia Okoth ObadoNelson Mahanga MwitaPeoples Democratic Party--
Edward Akongo OyugiAnne Anyango OmodhoOrange Democratic Movement--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who made public their intentions to run:[3]

  • Owiso Ngao
  • Mark Nyamita
  • Okoth Obado
  • Prof Akong’o Oyugi

References

  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. ↑ "NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "County leaders set for power-sharing talks". 3 July 2020.