Wajir East Constituency

Wajir East
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Wajir East Constituency within Wajir County
Wajir County within Kenya
CountyWajir
Population110,654[1]
Area4,053 km2 (1,564.9 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyJP
Member of ParliamentAdan Mohamed Daud
Wards4

Wajir East Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Wajir County. The constituency has 10 wards, all electing MCAs to the Wajir County Assembly. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1966Omar Abdi AbdullahiKANUOne-party system
1969A. S. KhalifKANUOne-party system
1970Diriye Mohamed AminKANUBy-election. One-party system
1974Diriye Mohamed AminKANUOne-party system
1979Mohamed Sheikh AbdiKANUOne-party system
1983Mohamed Sheikh AbdiKANUOne-party system.
1988Diriye Mohamed AminKANUOne-party system.
1992Sheikh Mohamed AbdiKANU
1997Mohamed Abdi MohamudKANU
2002Mohamed Abdi MohamudKANU
2007Mohamed Ibrahim ElmiODM
2013Abass Sheikh MohamedURP
2017Rashid Kassim AminWDM
2022Adan Daud MohamedJP

Wards

Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Jogbaru2,119
Khorof Harar1,526
Township3,794
Hothan2,794
Wagberi4,645
Wajir Bor1,468
Wargadud2,030
Total26,470
*September 2005.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency

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