2013 Lamu local elections
The 2013 gubernatorial elections for Lamu County will be held on 4 March 2013.[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed during the 2010 referendum, the 2013 general election will be the first where there would be election of County governors and their deputies for the 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.[2]
Candidates
| Candidate | Running Mate | Coalition | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdalla, Timamy Issa | Mugo, Erick Kinyua | UDFP | -- | |
| Swaleh, Swaleh Salim | Somoebwana, Sufyan Yusuf | APK | -- | |
| Twaha, Fahim Yasim | Ndungu, Raphael Munyua | Jubilee | TNA | -- |
| Waihiga, David Mwaure | Nganga, Francis Waweru | AP | -- |
Prospective candidates
The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:[3]
- Fahim Twaha - Lamu West MP
- Issa Timamy - former head of the National Museums of Kenya
- Engineer Swaleh Imu - former Electricity Generation Manager at KenGen
References
- ^ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ http://iebc.or.ke/index.php/media-center/press-releases/item/nominated-candidates-for-the-4th-march-2013?category_id=7
- ^ "Land matters to dominate campaigns in Lamu". The Standard. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
