2013 Kitui local elections


Kitui Gubernatorial Elections were held in Kitui to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission which has released the official list of candidates.

Gubernatorial election

CandidateRunning MateCoalitionPartyVotes
Kilonzo, Julius KiemaMulwa, Kennedy NgumbauNational Rainbow Coalition--
Kitonga, Philip NzambaMwongela, Benjamin NymaiNational Labour Party--
Malombe, Julius MakauMalonza, PeninahWiper Democratic Movement – Kenya--

Prospective candidates

The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run: