2013 Marsabit Local Elections
Local elections were held in Marsabit County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. 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. Gubernatorial election Prospective candidates The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run: * Chachu Tadicha - Ethiopia Save the Children Country Director * Mohamud Ali - Moyale MP References

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Marsabit County
Marsabit County is a county in Kenya. Covering a surface area of 66,923.1 square kilometres. Marsabit is the second largest county in Kenya. Its capital is Marsabit and its largest town Moyale. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 459,785. It is bordered to the North by Ethiopia, to the West by Turkana County to the South by Samburu County and Isiolo County, and to the East by Wajir County. Geography The county is located in central north Kenya. It borders the eastern shore of Lake Turkana. Important topographical features are: Ol Donyo Ranges () in the southwest, Mount Marsabit () in the central part of the county, Hurri Hills () in the northeastern part of the county, Mount Kulal () in the northwest and the mountains around Sololo-Moyale escarpment (up to ) in the northeast. The Chalbi Desert makes up much of the center region of the county. Physical and tropical features The county is made of an extensive plain lying above sea level which gently sl ...
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