Embu local elections, 2013

Local elections were held in Embu 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

Candidate	Running Mate	Coalition	Party	Votes
Karucu, Sylvester M Gakumu	Kamau, Joseph Kibuti		NARC–Kenya	--
Kiragu, Kithinji	Migua, Lazarus Njagi		Alliance Party of Kenya	--
Kumantha, Dr. Peter Njagi Njuki	Mitti, Erastus Njiru		United Democratic Forum Party	--
Nduma, Adrian Kinyua	Mugeni, Anne Juliet Wanjuki		FORD–Asili	--
Wambora, Martin Nyaga	Muchungu, Dorothy Nditi	Jubilee	The National Alliance	--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:^[3]

• Martin Nyaga Wambora - former Runyenjes MP and former Kenya Airports Authority chairman
• Sylvester Gakumu - former Kenya ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Dr Njagi Kumantha - Psychiatrist
• Kithinji Kiragu - Management and strategic consultant

References

1. "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
2. http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7
3. The Standard. 2 January 2013 http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000074075&story_title=tna-apk-supremacy-contest-dominates-embu-campaigns. Retrieved 20 January 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)