Mt. Elgon Constituency

Mount Elgon Constituency is an electoral constituency in Bungoma County, Western Kenya. It was formerly the only constituency in the now defunct Mount Elgon District. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. It has a population of 218,873 people (2019 census).[1]

Members of Parliament

Since independence, Mt. Elgon constituency electorates has elected five different Members of the National Assembly (MPs). Daniel Moss was the pioneer MP in 1963, while Fred Chesebe Kapondi is the incumbent. It is worthy also noting that Mt. Elgon is the only constituency created at independence that has never been subdivided to create more electoral area units, an issue that has disenfranchised its electorate. This was witnessed by the recent call for ELEXIT (Elgon Exit from Bungoma County), a memorandum that was received at the SENATE during the highs of BBI.

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1963Daniel Naibei Chepnoi MossKANU
1969Daniel Naibei Chepnoi MossKANUOne-party system
1974Daniel Naibei Chepnoi MossKANUOne-party system
1979Wilberforce arap KisieroKANUOne-party system
1983Wilberforce arap KisieroKANUOne-party system.
1988Wilberforce arap KisieroKANUOne-party system.
1992Wilberforce arap KisieroKANU
1997Joseph Naibei KimkungKANU
2002John Bomet SerutKANU
2007Fred Chesebe KapondiODM
2013John Bomet SerutIN
2017Fred Chesebe KapondiJubilee
2022Fred Chesebe KapondiUDAKenya Kwanza Alliance

Wards

The constituency has six wards, all electing Members of County Assembly (MCAs) for the Bungoma County Assembly.

Wards
Ward Registered Voters MCA Election Year Party Votes
Cheptais13,342Martin Cheseto Chemorion2022UDA3,823
Chepyuk11,375Frankline Simotwo Korir2022Ford Kenya2,856
Chesikak11,075Jacob Marugaa Psero2022IND3,419
Elgon14,512George Kwemoi Tendet2022IND3,125
Kapkateny12,141Joan Chemayiek Kirong2022UDA3,566
Kaptama13,714Francis Chemion Masai2022UDA4,993
Total76,159
*June 2022.[3]

References
  1. District Development Plan, 2002-2008: Mt. Elgon. Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Finance and Planning. 2002.
  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

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