2013 Mombasa local elections

Local elections were held in Mombasa to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 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 will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.[2]

Gubernatorial election

CandidateRunning MateCoalitionPartyVotes
Athman, Ibrahim KhamisOnesmas Habel ChomeRepublican Congress Party--
Joho, Hasan AliHazel Ezabel Nyamoki OgundeCordOrange Democratic Movement--
Macharia, Lawrence KamauRaphael Omollo NikodemusParty of Democratic Unity--
Malila, Isaac MutukuMuhamad Ahmad BahaidarNew Democrats--
Mtana, Tendai LewaKangangi, Titus MutuaIndependent--
Mwarurwa, Abdalla HemedObutu Z.A.M. OsoroJubileeThe National Alliance--
Shahbal, Suleiman Said SalehNzai, Emmanuel KombeWDM-K--
Watsuma, Anderson ChibuleMwavita, Onesmus MwarumbaKADU–Asili--

Prospective Candidates

Suleiman Shabhal is a Businessman while Hassan Joho is the MP for Kisauni. Former KPA manager Abdhallah Mwaruwa had also declared his intention to run[3]

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References

  1. "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. "IEBC". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013.
  3. "MOMBASA POLITICS". The Star. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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