2013 Kwale local elections

Local elections were held in Kwale 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.^{[citation needed]}

Gubernatorial election[edit]

Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Votes
Dena, James Daniel Gereza	Syano, Masai Wambua	KADU–Asili	--
Mambo, Kassim Rigga	Langoni, Hemed Mwahonza	United Republican Party	--
Mgala, Salim Mvurya	Achani, Fatuma Mohamed	United Democratic Forum Party	--
Nyanje, Michael Chidzao	Kivungi, Gabriel Mutie	The Independent Party	--
Wa-Mwachai, Mwarapayo Abdalla Mohamed	Chimerah, Rocha Mzungu	Kenya National Congress	--

Prospective candidates[edit]

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

Mohammed wa Mwachai - Forest and Wildlife Permanent Secretary
Kassim Riga - Mombasa Polytechnic University College Lecturer
Simeon Mkallah - former Kinango MP and Kenya African National Union Chief Whip
Michael Nyanje
Salim Mphurya

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "Don wants to be governor of Kwale". The Star. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 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] "Don wants to be governor of Kwale". The Star. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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