Eldas Constituency

Place in Wajir County, Kenya
Eldas
Country Kenya
CountyWajir County

Eldas is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of the constituencies in Wajir County.

History

The constituency was formed during the 2013 Kenya general election. The current member of parliament has served as the member of parliament since 2013 and has faced serious contention from Hon. Ahmed Boray who has petitioned the election result twice in 2017 and 2022 elections. During the 2022 Kenyan general election, the constituency returning officer was hospitalised after being shot in the leg.[1] Eldas has four wards, Della, Elnur/Tulatula, Eldas and lekokey/Basir wards. Main towns in Eldas subcounty are: Eldas, Tulatula, Anole, Basir, Della, Elnur, Abdiwako, Waradey, Masalale, Qarsa jukala and Baladamin.

MPs

Elections MP [2] Party
2013 Adan Keynan Wehliye ODM
2017 Adan Keynan Wehliye JP
2022 Adan Keynan Wehliye ODM

References

  1. ^ Videos, K. B. C. (2022-08-18). "Presiding officer in Eldas shot on leg". KBC. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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