Saku Constituency

Marsabit central (Saku Constituency) is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County in Northern Kenya. It borders North Horr Constituency to the North and Laisamis Constituency to the South. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Marsabit town which is the county headquarters is in Saku constituency.

Saku Constituency
Constituency
Location of Saku Constituency in Marsabit County
Area
 • Total2,078 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total46,502
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1988Jillo Jarso FalanaKANUOne-party system.
1992Jillo Jarso FalanaKANU
1997Abdi Tari SasuraKANU
2002Abdi Tari SasuraKANUSasura died in an aviation accident in 2006.[3]
2006Hussein SasuraKANUBy-elections
2007Hussein SasuraODM-Kenya

Locations and wards
Locations
Location Population*
Badasa2,898
D'akabarricha5,119
Dirib Gombo4,523
Karare5,445
Mountain8,943
Nagayo7,530
Qilta3,712
Sagante3,886
Songa3,498
Total45,554
1999 census.[4]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Dakabaricha2,714
Dirib Gombo2,990
Karare2,486
Mountain4,763
Sagante2,930
Total15,883
*September 2005.[5]
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References
  1. "Delimitation of Constituencies and Recommendations on Local Authority Electoral Units and Administrative Boundaries for Districts and Other Units". Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Redorbit.com, April 10, 2006: Kenyan military plane crash kills 11
  4. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  5. 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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