Baringo Central Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Baringo County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.
Kabarnet is the largest town located within this constituency.
Daniel arap Moi served as the MP for Baringo Central from 1966 until his retirement in 2002. From 1978, he concurrently served as President of Kenya. In the 1963 elections, he won the Baringo North Constituency seat. The current MP is Joshua Chepyegon Kandie of the United Democratic Alliance, who has served since August 2017.
Members of Parliament
ElectionsMP Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007PartyNotes 1966 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system 1969 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system 1974 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system 1979 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system 1983 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system 1988 Daniel arap Moi KANU One-party system 1992 Daniel arap Moi KANU Multi-party system, Moi elected unopposed as MP 1997 Daniel arap Moi KANU Multi party system, Moi challenged for the first time by Amos Kandie in the parliamentary contest 2002 Gideon Moi KANU Gideon Moi elected unopposed 2007 Sammy Mwaita ODM Gideon Moi defeated overwhelmingly. 2013 Sammy Mwaita URP2017Joshua Chepyegon KandieMCC2022Joshua Chepyegon KandieUDATo date
Wards
Wards Ward Registered VotersLocal authority Chebano 1,299 Kabarnet municipality Kaprogonya 1,719 Kabarnet municipality Kapsoo/Borowonin 988 Kabarnet municipality Kinyo 823 Kabarnet municipality Kituro 1,719 Kabarnet municipality Seguton 3,471 Kabarnet municipality Chebinyiny/Arabal 1,833 Baringo County council Emom/Kisonei 1,829 Baringo County council Ewalel Soi/Kimondis 1,107 Baringo County council Ilchamus 1,364 Baringo County council Kabarnet Soi 3,823 Baringo County council Kabasis 1,939 Baringo County council Kimalel 1,558 Baringo County council Loboi 1,550 Baringo County council Marigat 3,339 Baringo County council Mochongoi 4,123 Baringo County council Mukutani 1,666 Baringo County council Ng'ambo 1,214 Baringo County council Ng'et Moi 1,623 Baringo County council Orokwo 2,153 Baringo County council Sacho Mosop 1,930 Baringo County council Sacho Soi 1,637 Baringo County council Salabani 1,518 Baringo County council Talai/Ewalel 3,668 Baringo County council Tenges 2,746 Baringo County council Total 50,639
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