Kisumu East Constituency

Kisumu East
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Kisumu East Constituency within Kisumu County
Kisumu County within Kenya
CountyKisumu
Population220,997[1]
Area142 km2 (54.8 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyIndependent
Member of ParliamentShakeel Shabbir
Wards5

Kisumu Town East is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Kisumu County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections, when the larger Kisumu Town Constituency was split into Kisumu Town West and East Constituencies. The constituency has six wards, all electing ward representatives for Kisumu County Assembly.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1997 Gor Sunguh NDP
2002 Gor Sunguh NARC
2007 Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed ODM
2013 Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed ODM
2017 Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed Independent
2022 Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed Independent

Wards

Ward Registered Voters
Central Kolwa5,831
East Kajulu4,357
East Kolwa6,158
Manyatta14,520
Nyalenda A9,586
West Kajulu4,869
Total43,963
*September 2005.[3]

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. โ†‘ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944โ€“2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. โ†‘ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine