Local elections were held in

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to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new

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, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general election was the first where there would be election of County governors and their deputies for the 47 newly created counties. They were also the first general elections run by the

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(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates. While it is not necessary to hold a degree to become e.g.

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, a degree of a university recognised in Kenya is necessary to run for a gubernator seat.

Gubernatorial election

Opinion Polling

Prospective candidatures

The following politicians made public their intentions to run but did not run or failed to obtain nominations in their preferred political parties: * John Gakuo Former Town Clerk, City Council of Nairobi * Timothy Muriuki *

Margaret Wanjiru Margaret Wanjiru is a Kenyan politician and a Bishop at Jesus is Alive Ministries (JIAM). Career and Political life She is also popularly known as 'Mama Na Kazi'. She belongs to Jubilee Party after leaving ODM party and was elected to repres ...

MP for Starehe Constituency Gakuo and Muriuki failed in the TNA nominations while Wanjiru was barred by her party due to questions over the validity of her university degree.

References

{{Kenya general elections, 2013 2013 local elections in Kenya