Lamu West Constituency

Lamu West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies in Lamu County. The constituency has eleven wards, all electing MCAs for the Lamu County Assembly.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1966 Abu Somo KANU One-party system
1969 Abu Somo KANU One-party system
1970 Mohamed M. Modhihiri KANU By-elections, One-party system
1974 Abdulrahman Omar Cheka KANU One-party system
1979 Abdulrahman Omar Cheka KANU One-party system
1983 Omar Twalib Mzee KANU One-party system
1988 Abdul Aziz Bujra KANU One-party system
1992 Abdukarim Mohamed Ali KANU
1997 Fahim Yasin Twaha KANU
2002 Fahim Yasin Twaha KANU
2007 Fahim Yasin Twaha NARC-K
2013 Julius K Ndegwa Safina
2017 Stanley Muiruri Muthama MCC
2022 Stanley Muiruri Muthama JP

Locations and wards

Locations Population
Baharini 6,380
Dide Waride 3,294
Hindi Magongoni 5,303
Hongwe 6,538
Langoni 8,619
Mapenya 5,334
Matondoni 2,797
Mkomani 6,819
Mkunumbi 1,678
Mokowe 3,121
Mpeketoni 9,977
Ndambwe 505
Shella / Manda 2,386
Witu 3,830
Total 66,581
1999 census.[2]
Ward Registered Voters
Baharini 2,228
Dide Waride 1,380
Hindi/Magogoni 1,921
Hongwe 2,581
Langoni / Manda / Shella 4,649
Mapenya 1,697
Mkomani / Matondoni 4,780
Mkunumbi 1,606
Mokowe 1,466
Mpeketoni 3,926
Witu 2,783
Total 29,017
*September 2005.[3]

References

  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
  2. ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine