Baringo Central Constituency

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Baringo Central Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Baringo County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.

Kabarnet is the largest town located within this constituency.

Daniel arap Moi served as the MP from 1966 until his retirement in 2002. At the 1963 elections, he won the Baringo North Constituency seat. Daniel arap Moi was also the president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. The current Baringo Central MP is Joshua Kandie of Maendeleo Chap chap, since August 2017.

Members of Parliament[]

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1966 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system
1969 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system
1974 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system
1979 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system
1983 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system
1988 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system
1992 Daniel arap Moi KANU Multi-party system, Moi elected unopposed as MP
1997 Daniel arap Moi KANU Multi party system, Moi challenged for the first time by Amos Kandie in the parliamentary contest
2002 Gideon Moi KANU Gideon Moi elected unopposed
2007 Sammy Mwaita ODM Gideon Moi defeated overwhelmingly.
2013 Sammy Mwaita United Republican Party
2017 Joshua Kandie Germany Maendeleo Chap Chap party

Wards[]

Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local authority
1,299 Kabarnet municipality
1,719 Kabarnet municipality
/ 988 Kabarnet municipality
823 Kabarnet municipality
Kituro 1,719 Kabarnet municipality
3,471 Kabarnet municipality
/Arabal 1,833 Baringo County council
/ 1,829 Baringo County council
/ 1,107 Baringo County council
Ilchamus 1,364 Baringo County council
3,823 Baringo County council
1,939 Baringo County council
1,558 Baringo County council
1,550 Baringo County council
Marigat 3,339 Baringo County council
Mochongoi 4,123 Baringo County council
1,666 Baringo County council
1,214 Baringo County council
1,623 Baringo County council
2,153 Baringo County council
1,930 Baringo County council
1,637 Baringo County council
Salabani 1,518 Baringo County council
/ 3,668 Baringo County council
2,746 Baringo County council
Total 50,639
*September 2005,[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Civic Elections Results (2002)[permanent dead link]


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