South Mugirango Constituency

South Mugirango
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyKisii County
Current constituency
Created1988
Number of membersOne
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentSilvanus Osoro
Created fromWanjare–South Mugirango

South Mugirango is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1988 David Kombo KANU
1992 Reuben Oyondi KANU
1997 Enoch Nyakieya Magara Ford-K Magara died in a car accident in 2001 [2]
2001 James Omingo Magara Ford-K By-elections
2002 James Omingo Magara Ford-People
2007 James Omingo Magara ODM The High Court declared the seat vacant in December 2009 due to irregularities in the election [3]
2010 Manson Nyamweya Ford-People By-election [4]
2013 Manson Nyamweya KNC
2017 Silvanus Onyiego Osoro KNC
2022 Silvanus Onyiego Osoro UDA

Etago and Gucha South Sub-counties

South Mugirango has two sub-counties within its boundaries: Etago and Gucha South. Each sub-county is headed by a sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.[5]

References

  1. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Daily Telegraph, August 3, 2009: Dismissed minister shot dead in Kenya
  3. ^ Daily Nation, December 17, 2009: Magara loses South Mugirango seat
  4. ^ Daily Nation, June 11, 2010: Nyamweya wins South Mugirango poll
  5. ^ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.