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Bomet Central Constituency
Bomet Central is a constituency in Kenya inhabited by the Kipsigis community. It is one of five constituencies in Bomet County. It has a population of 126, 950 as of 2019 and an area of approximately . Administrative and political units Bomet central is headed by member of parliament Hon Ronald Kiprotich Tonui and has five county assembly wards namely Silibwet, Singorwet, Ndarawetta, Chesoen and Mutarakwa. Agriculture The main economic activity practiced in the area is farming, some of the crops grown include tea and maize. See also * Sotik Constituency * Chepalungu Constituency * Konoin Constituency * Bomet East Constituency Bomet East is a constituency in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates ... References Constituencies in Bomet County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Kenyan Parliament. In accordance with article 89 of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one MP. In the following lists, the population of each of the 47 counties is given as enumerated in the census of 24 August 2009. Under each county is, the number of seats it has and a list of constituencies are given. I. Former Coast Province 1. Mombasa * Population (2009): 939,370. * Current number of seats: 6. * Constituencies: 1. Changamwe, 2. Jomvu, 3. Kisauni, 4. Nyali, 5. Likoni, 6. Mvita. 2. Kwale County * Population (2009): 649,930. * Current number of seats: 4. * Constituencies: 7. Msambweni, 8. Lunga Lunga, 9. Matuga, 10. Kinango. 3. Kilifi County * Population (2009): 1,109,735. * Current number of seats: 7. * Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomet County
Bomet County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Initially a district, Bomet District was created from the former Kericho District in 1992. The capital of Bomet County is Bomet. It has a population of 875,689 in 2019 and an area of . Local authorities Administrative and political units Bomet county has five sub-county administrative units with 25 county assembly wards and 66 locations. Leadership County government Bomet has had three governors since devolution, Isaac Ruto was the first Governor and was replaced by Joyce Laboso who died of cancer while in office. Dr. Hillary Barchok, being the deputy, was sworn in as the third governor on 8 August 2019. Linet Chepkorir Toto is the current women representative and Lawyer Hillary Sigei is currently serving as a Senator. http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-wakili-hillary-kiprotich-sigei The county ward assemblies are run by members of county assemblies. Electoral constituencies The county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members often have a different title. The terms congressman/congresswoman or deputy are equivalent terms used in other jurisdictions. The term parliamentarian is also sometimes used for members of parliament, but this may also be used to refer to unelected government officials with specific roles in a parliament and other expert advisers on parliamentary procedure such as the Senate Parliamentarian in the United States. The term is also used to the characteristic of performing the duties of a member of a legislature, for example: "The two party leaders often disagreed on issues, but both were excellent parliamentarians and cooperated to get many good things done." Members of parliament typically form parliamentary groups, sometimes called caucuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kipsigis People
The Kipsigis or Kipsigiis are a Nilotic tribe in Kenya. They are contingent of the Kalenjin ethnic group and speak Kipsigis language, a tonal language which is closely related to a group of languages collectively known as Kalenjin language. It is observed that the Kipsigis and an aboriginal race native to Kenya known as Ogiek have a merged identity. The Kipsigis are the most numerous of the Kalenjin. The latest Census population in Kenya put the kipsigis at 1.972 Million speakers accounting for 45% of all kalenjin speaking people (both in Kenya and Uganda). They occupy the highlands of Kericho stretching from Timboroa to Mara River in the south, the west of Mau Escarpment in the east to Kebeneti in the west. They also occupy, parts of Laikipia, Kitale, Nakuru, Narok, Trans Mara District, Eldoret and Nandi Hills. Earlier impressions depict the Kipsigis as having 'beautiful' Caucasian physique and high positive regard, often declining tedious manual labour although they would cond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotik Constituency
Sotik Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya established for the 1997 elections. It is one of five constituencies in Bomet County. Sotik has one major river, River Kipsonoi. Sotik is also a hilly place with the main crops being grown are tea and maize. The Nairobi Kisii highway passes through Sotik. Recently, many developments have occurred; Sotik Market was put up by the former governor Hon Isaac Ruto, since then infrastructure has been improving. Sotik is also a religious center with over 10 churches set up in the area, e.g., Bethel AGC, St Joseph's Sotik Catholic Church, Lawrence Kerich etc. History Sotik would have been Abagusii and Maasai territory before 1800 but with a treaty put forward by Menya arap Kisiara, the Maasai migrated to Narok; and in the 1830s the arrival of the three sons of arap Turgat from Nandi; led to a forceful and violent eviction of the Abagusii from the reaches of Bureti ( Kapkatet), to Keroka which has a meaning of 'look at home' in Kipsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chepalungu Constituency
Chepalungu Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies of Bomet County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. Members of Parliament Wards See also * Bomet Central Constituency * Sotik Constituency * Konoin Constituency * Bomet East Constituency Bomet East is a constituency in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates ... References {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Bomet County Constituencies in Rift Valley Province 1966 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konoin Constituency
Konoin Constituency is an electoral constituency in Bomet County, Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Bomet County and was one of three constituencies of the former Buret District. The constituency has seven wards, all electing councillors for the Bureti County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Members of Parliament Wards See also * Bomet Central Constituency * Chepalungu Constituency * Sotik Constituency * Bomet East Constituency Bomet East is a constituency in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates ... References {{coord missing, Kenya Buret District Constituencies in Bomet County Constituencies in Rift Valley Province 1988 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomet East Constituency
Bomet East is a constituency in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi .... It is one of five constituencies in Bomet County. References Constituencies in Bomet County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
