Ugenya Constituency

Ugenya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya, established for the 1963 elections. It is one of six constituencies of Siaya County. based on the 2019 census report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), Ugenya is home to 134,354 people (62,624 males, 71,726 females and 4 intersex). The first Professor from Ugenya was Prof. Henry Odera Oruka. It is also home to Kenyan famous senior council and the incumbent governor of Siaya County Bob James Orengo.[1]

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1963 John Odero Sar KPU One-party system
1969 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system
1974 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system
1979 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system
1980 James Orengo KANU By-elections
1983 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek KANU One-party system.
1988 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek KANU One-party system.
1992 James Orengo Ford-K
1997 James Orengo Ford-K
2002 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek NARC
2007 James Orengo ODM
2013 David Ochieng Ouma ODM
2017 Chris Odhiambo Karan ODM
2019 David Ochieng Ouma MDG By-election

Wards

Ward Registered Voters Local Authority
Ambira / Ngunya 4,070 Ugunja town
East Ugenya 4,770 Siaya County
Magoya / Rambula 3,014 Ugunja town
North East Ugenya 10,357 Siaya County
North Ugenya 6,771 Ukwala town
North West Ugenya 4,634 Ukwala town
South Ugenya 8,249 Siaya County
Ugunja 2,972 Ugunja town
Uholo East 5,389 Siaya County
Uholo North 4,828 Siaya County
Ukwala East 4,409 Ukwala town
Ukwala West 4,330 Ukwala town
Umala 2,738 Ugunja town
West Ugenya 3,817 Siaya County
Total 70,348
*September 2005.[3]

The larger Ugenya constituency having been found to be very large was later subdivided into two constituencies namely Ugunja and Ugenya Constituencies.

Ugenya constituency has four wards namely

. East ugenya ward

West Ugenya ward

North ugenya ward

South Ugenya ward(Ukwala)

Villages in ugenya east

These are some of the villages found within Ugenya east ward within Ugenya sub county.

Bondo kolalo, Sihayi, Ujuan'ga, Lur, Uringi, Urenga, Ramunde, komoro, usinda, Inungo, Bar-ober, Murumba, Masasia, ohando, uyore, Sirisia, kowinga

References

  1. ^ Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KBNS (November 2019). 2019 KENYA POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS. Nairobi Kenya: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 12. ISBN 978-9966-102-09-6.
  2. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine