Isiolo local elections, 2013

Local elections were held in Isiolo County 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
Adhi, Godana Doyo	Abdille, Muhamed Gulleid		United Republican Party	--
Ali, Abdul Bahari	Lenawasae, Patrick		The National Alliance	--
Dogo, Yusuf Wako	Ntongondu, Nicholas Mugambi		Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya	--
Maingi, Laikuru Domiziano	Lekoona, David Kitopia		Alliance Party of Kenya	--

Prospective candidates

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

• Godana Doyo - a lawyer
• Abdul Bahari Ali - Isiolo South MP
• Yussuf Dogo - Coordinator, Friends of Nomads
• Domiciano Mainge - Businessman

County Assembly

Elected representatives included:

• Isiolo North - Joseph Samal^[4]
• Isiolo South - Abdullah Jaldesa Banticha^[5]

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. "Lawyer endorsed for Isiolo governor seat". The Star. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
4. "Kenya County Elections". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. "Kenya County Elections". Retrieved 10 May 2014.