Wajir South Constituency
Wajir South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. Wajir South is one of the six constituencies in Wajir County and one of the largest in Kenya. It is also one of the most neglected, underdeveloped, and unchanged constituencies in Kenya since its creation. The constituency IEBC data shows Wajir South land mass is about 21,424 sq km, hence larger than Central (11,449), Nairobi (696) and Western (7,400) regions combined. The constituency has seven wards Burder Ward, Dadajabula, Ibrahim ure, Diif, Lagboqol south, Habaswein, and Banane ward, all electing Members of County Assembly(MCA) to the Wajir County Assembly. On 27 September 2023, leaders from Wajir South Constituency led by area Mp Mr. Mohamed Adow submitted a memorundum proposing the creation of Wajir South County to the National Dialogue Committee at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi. This was sparked by the inequitable distribution of Wajir County resources and allocation of county jobs with Wajir South getting a paltry 5.33% and 4.19% respectively despite accounting 40% of Wajir County.
Wajir South Constituency lies between latitudes 1◦ 30’N and 0◦ 60’N and between longitudes 39◦ 30’E and 41◦ E. It borders Somalia Republic to the East; Lagdera Constituency to the South, Wajir West Constituency to the west, and Wajir East Constituency to the North.
Wajir South Constituency is a featureless plain and lies between 150 meters and 460 meters above sea level and along latitude 1°45'N and longitude 40°4'E. Its altitude is 244 m (801ft).
The region’s population is largely agro- pastoralist and pre-dominantly Somali. About 60-70% of the people depend largely on livestock for their livelihood. The main form of land use is nomadic pastoralism, which is the most efficient method of exploiting the range lands.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Elections | MP[1] | Party | Notes |
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1963 | Ahmed Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
1969 | Abdi Ali Hirsi | KANU | One-party system |
1974 | Ahmed Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
1979 | Abdi Ali Hirsi | KANU | One-party system |
1983 | Ahmed Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
1988 | Noor Abdi Ogle | KANU | One-party system |
1992 | Arale Hassan Ahmed | KANU | Multi-party system |
1997 | Mohamed Abdi Affey | KANU | Multi-party system |
2002 | Abdirahman Ali Hassan | KANU | Multi-party system |
2007 | Abdirahman Ali Hassan | KANU | Multi-party system |
2010 | Mohamud M. Sirat (DAYOW) | ODM-K | Multi-party system |
2013 | Abdullahi M. Diriye (DAKALOW) | ODM |
Multi-party system |
2017 | Mohamud Oomar | JP |
Multi-party system |
2022 | Adow Mohamed Aden | ODM |
Multi-party system |
Wards
[edit]Wards | |
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Ward | Registered Voters |
Benane Ward | 8,761 |
Burder Ward | 6,980 |
Dif | 11,570 |
Habaswein | 9,970 |
Ibrahim Ure | 7,564 |
Lagboghol South | 8,925 |
Dadajabula | 6,567 |
Total | 63,337 |
*February 2022.[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency [1]