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The [[Kenya gubernatorial elections, 2013|2013 gubernatorial elections]] for [[Embu]] will be held on 4 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|title=Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body|publisher=The Citizen|date=18 March 2012|accessdate=2 September 2012}}</ref> Under the new [[Constitution of Kenya|constitution]], which was passed during the [[Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2010|2010 referendum]], the [[Kenyan general election, 2013|2013 general election]] will be the first where there would be election of County governors and their deputies for the [[Counties of Kenya|47 newly created counties]]. 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.<ref>http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7</ref>
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'''Local elections''' were held in [[Embu County|Embu]] to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|title=Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body|publisher=The Citizen|date=18 March 2012|access-date=2 September 2012|archive-date=5 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705054620/http://thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/20754-kenya-to-hold-polls-in-march-2013-says-elections-body|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under the new [[Constitution of Kenya|constitution]], which was passed in a [[2010 Kenyan constitutional referendum|2010 referendum]], the [[2013 Kenyan general election|2013 general elections]] were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created [[Counties of Kenya|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id%3D7 |title = NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION |access-date=2013-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220195536/http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7 |archive-date=20 February 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>


==Gubernatorial election==
==Candidates==


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! Candidate !! Running Mate !! Coalition !! Party !! Votes
! Candidate !! Running Mate !! Coalition !! Party !! Votes
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| [[Karucu, Sylvester M Gakumu]] || [[Kamau, Joseph Kibuti]] || || [[Narc-Kenya|NARC-K]] || --
| [[Karucu, Sylvester M Gakumu]] || [[Kamau, Joseph Kibuti]] || || [[National Rainbow Coalition – Kenya|NARC–Kenya]] || --
|-
|-
| [[Kiragu, Kithinji]] || [[Migua, Lazarus Njagi]] || || [[Alliance Party of Kenya|APK]] || --
| [[Kiragu, Kithinji]] || [[Migua, Lazarus Njagi]] || || [[Alliance Party of Kenya]] || --
|-
|-
| [[Kumantha, Dr. Peter Njagi Njuki]] || [[Mitti, Erastus Njiru]] || || [[United Democratic Forum Party|UDFP]] || --
| [[Kumantha, Dr. Peter Njagi Njuki]] || [[Mitti, Erastus Njiru]] || || [[United Democratic Forum Party]] || --
|-
|-
| [[Nduma, Adrian Kinyua]] || [[Mugeni, Anne Juliet Wanjuki]] || || [[Ford-Asili|FORD-ASILI]] || --
| [[Nduma, Adrian Kinyua]] || [[Mugeni, Anne Juliet Wanjuki]] || || [[Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Asili|FORD–Asili]] || --
|-
|-
| [[Wambora, Martin Nyaga]] || [[Muchungu, Dorothy Nditi]] || Jubilee || [[The National Alliance|TNA]] || --
| [[Wambora, Martin Nyaga]] || [[Muchungu, Dorothy Nditi]] || Jubilee || [[The National Alliance]] || --
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Prospective candidates==
==Prospective candidates==
The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000074075&story_title=tna-apk-supremacy-contest-dominates-embu-campaigns|accessdate=20 January 2013|newspaper=The Standard|date=2 January 2013}}</ref>
The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000074075&story_title=tna-apk-supremacy-contest-dominates-embu-campaigns|title=TNA, APK supremacy contest dominates Embu campaigns|date=2 January 2013|newspaper=The Standard|access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>


* [[Martin Nyaga Wambora]] - former [[Runyenjes]] MP and former [[Kenya Airports Authority]] chairman
* [[Martin Nyaga Wambora]] - former [[Runyenjes]] MP and former [[Kenya Airports Authority]] chairman
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==References==
==References==
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{{Kenya general elections, 2013}}
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[[Category:Elections in Kenya]]
[[Category:2013 local elections in Kenya]]
[[Category:2013 elections in Africa]]
[[Category:2013 in Kenya]]

Latest revision as of 22:45, 11 January 2022

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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR THE 4TH MARCH, 2013 GENERAL ELECTION". Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  3. ^ "TNA, APK supremacy contest dominates Embu campaigns". The Standard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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