Baringo Central Constituency

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 Sammy Mwaita of URP, a member of the ruling Jubilee Coalition.

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 in the parliamentary contest
2002 Gideon Moi KANU Gideon Moi elected unopposed
2007 Sammy Mwaita ODM
2013 Sammy Mwaita United Republican Party

Wards

Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local authority
Chebano 1,299 Kabarnet municipality
Kaprogonya 1,719 Kabarnet municipality
Kapsoo/Borowonin 988 Kabarnet municipality
Kinyo 823 Kabarnet municipality
Kituro 1,719 Kabarnet municipality
Seguton 3,471 Kabarnet municipality
Chebinyiny/Arabal 1,833 Baringo County
Emom/Kisonei 1,829 Baringo County
Ewalel Soi/Kimondis 1,107 Baringo County
Ilchamus 1,364 Baringo County
Kabarnet Soi 3,823 Baringo County
Kabasis 1,939 Baringo County
Kimalel 1,558 Baringo County
Loboi 1,550 Baringo County
Marigat 3,339 Baringo County
Mochongoi 4,123 Baringo County
Mukutani 1,666 Baringo County
Ng'ambo 1,214 Baringo County
Ng'et Moi 1,623 Baringo County
Orokwo 2,153 Baringo County
Sacho Mosop 1,930 Baringo County
Sacho Soi 1,637 Baringo County
Salabani 1,518 Baringo County
Talai/Ewalel 3,668 Baringo County
Tenges 2,746 Baringo County
Total 50,639
*September 2005,[2][3]

References


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