Budalangi Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Busia County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. The physical setting of Budalangi at the floodplain of River Nzoia and increased runoff from degraded catchments has been contributory factors to flooding disasters experienced in the region every year, destroying thousands of crop fields and leaving thousands of families homeless. In most cases, River Nzoia breaks its banks due to the backflow of Lake Victoria, flooding the entire field within days. The most recent catastrophic disaster was caused by Lake Kanyaboli which broke all of its dykes and drained more than 50% of its volume to the region, sweeping away everything on its way.
Members of Parliament
ElectionsMPCenter for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 PartyNotes 1997 Raphael Bitta Sauti Wanjala Ford-K 2002 Raphael Bitta Sauti Wanjala NARC 2007 Ababu Namwamba ODM 2013Ababu Namwamba ODM Defected to LPK 2017Raphael Bitta Sauti WanjalaODM2022Raphael Bitta Sauti WanjalaODM
Locations and wards Locations Location Population*Bunyala Central 10,699Bunyala East 13,877Bunyala North 13,343Bunyala South 6,314Bunyala West 16,064Khajula 7,395 Total x 1999 census.information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003–6)
Wards Ward Registered VotersBunyala Central 7725 Bunyala West 14863 Bunyala North 13637 Bunyala South 9807 Total 46,032
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