North Horr Constituency

North Horr Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County. The entire constituency is located within Marsabit County Council area. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is the largest constituency in Kenya on land coverage and hosts the only true desert in Kenya, Chalbi desert. Kenya's well known politician Godana Bonaya was its first member of parliament, and he represented the constituency until his demise in a Kenya Air Force Y-12 plane crash on 10 April 2006 in which all the legislators from Marsabit county perished.

North Horr Constituency
Constituency
Location of North Horr Constituency in Marsabit County
Area
 • Total38,953 km2 (15,040 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total75,196
 • Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1988Bonaya GodanaKANUOne-party system.
1992Bonaya GodanaKANU
1997Bonaya GodanaKANU
2002Bonaya GodanaKANUGodana died during his tenure in an aviation accident.
2006Ukur YattaniNarc-KenyaBy-elections
2007Francis Chachu GanyaODM
2013Francis Chachu GanyaODM
2017Francis Chachu GanyaFrontier Alliance Party (FAP)

Locations and wards
Locations
Location Population*
Balesa Ririba5,215
Bubisa3,541
Dukana6,660
Galas4,000
Hurii Hills3,373
Illeret5,045
Kalacha7,937
Maikona7,092
North Horr7,715
Turbi1,800
Totalx
1999 census.[3]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Bubisa2,886
Dukana4,188
Hurri Hills1,269
Illeret681
Kalacha2,023
Maikona2,165
North Horr4,421
Total17,633
*September 2005.[4]

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. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  4. 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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