Bobasi Constituency
| Bobasi | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
| County | Kisii County |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member of Parliament | Innocent Momanyi Obiri |
| Created from | Majoge–Bassi |
Bobasi is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It was one of three constituencies in the former Gucha District.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Christopher Mogere Obure | KANU | One-party system |
| 1992 | Stephen Kengere Manoti | Ford-K | |
| 1997 | Christopher Mogere Obure | Ford-K | |
| 2002 | Stephen Kengere Manoti | Ford-People | |
| 2007 | Christopher Mogere Obure | ODM | |
| 2013 | Stephen Kengere Manoti | ||
| 2017 | Innocent Obiri Momanyi | PDP | |
| 2022 | Wiper | ||
Wards
[edit]| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Emenwa / Nyoera | 3,884 | Nyamache town |
| Kiobegi / Gionseri | 4,938 | Nyamache town |
| Nyachogochogo | 3,297 | Nyamache town |
| Nyantira | 2,468 | Nyamache town |
| Mosora | 1,753 | Ogembo town |
| Sameta | 3,025 | Ogembo town |
| Bobasi Chache | 7,896 | Gucha county |
| Bobasi Masige | 6,864 | Gucha county |
| Igare | 8,617 | Gucha county |
| Maji Mazuri | 4,184 | Gucha county |
| Nyacheki | 12,039 | Gucha county |
| Nyangusu | 6,089 | Gucha county |
| Total | 65,054 | |
| *September 2005.[2] | ||
Nyamache and Sameta Sub-counties
[edit]Bobasi Constituency has two sub-counties within its boundaries: Nyamache and Sameta. Each Sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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