2013 Elgeyo-Marakwet local elections

Local elections were held in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, to elect a governor and county assembly on 4 March 2013.^[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which governors and members of the county assemblies for the newly created counties were elected.

Gubernatorial election

Candidate	Running mate	Coalition	Party	Votes
Timothy KipchumbaBiwott	Andrew Kipngeno Kiptoo	Cord	Orange Democratic Movement	--
Moses Kiplagat Changwony	Richard KimutaiChemweno		Kenya African National Union	--
Joseph Kibiwot Litamoi	Joseph Boit		Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya	--
Abraham Kipkeino Talel	Willy Kibet Chepkiyeng		National Vision Party	--
Alex Tanui Tolgos	Gabriel Lagat Kosgey		United Republican Party	--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who made public their intentions to run:^[2]

Gabriel Bargechir
Timothy Biwott
Moses Changwony - former Tana River Development Authority managing director
Nicholas Chepkiyeng
Joel Kiboss - former Egerton University lecturer
Pius Kipkore
Albert Kochei
Simon Komen
Joseph Litamoi
Yano Pangana
Abraham Talel - former Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner
Alex Tolgos
Thomas Torosi

References

^ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ "Contest for party loyalty could rule Elgeyo/Marakwet campaigns". The Standard. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

[1] "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[2] "Contest for party loyalty could rule Elgeyo/Marakwet campaigns". The Standard. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

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