Keiyo South Constituency

Keiyo South
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Keiyo South Constituency within Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Elgeyo-Marakwet County within Kenya
CountyElgeyo-Marakwet
Population120,750[1]
Area898 km2 (346.7 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentGideon Kimaiyo Kipkoech
Wards6

Keiyo South is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Elgeyo-Marakwet County. The constituency has 6 wards, all of which elect a Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Elgeyo Marakwet County which sits in the county Headquarters, Iten. The wards are namely: Metkei, Kabiemit, Chepkorio, Soy South and Kaptarakwa. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections, one of two constituencies of the former Keiyo District.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1969Stanley KurgatKANUOne-party system
1974Stanley KurgatKANUOne-party system
1979Nicholas BiwottKANUOne-party system
1983Nicholas BiwottKANUOne-party system.
1988Nicholas BiwottKANUOne-party system.
1992Nicholas BiwottKANU
1997Nicholas BiwottKANU
2002Nicholas BiwottKANU
2007Jackson KiptanuiODM
2013Jackson KiptanuiURP
2017Daniel RonoJubilee
2022Gideon KimaiyoUDA

Locations and wards

Locations
Location Population*
Chemoibon4,819
Chepsigot2,244
Epke2,353
Kabiemit6,731
Kamwosor6,774
Kapkwony2,556
Kaptarakwa5,411
Kibargoi4,802
Kitany7,226
Kocholwo6,865
Maoi5,640
Marichor15,196
Metkei3,285
Mosop7,754
Nyaru8,933
Soy10,544
Tumeiyo5,213
Totalx
1999 census.[3]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Chemoibon1,941
Chepsigot1,835
Kabiemit2,699
Kamwosor2,773
Kaptarakwa2,728
Kibargoi2,071
Kitany2,848
Kocholwo2,701
Maoi1,942
Marichor6,196
Metkei2,270
Mosop2,386
Nyaru2,821
Soy ward3,922
Tumeiyo1,929
Total41,062
*September 2005.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  4. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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