North Horr Constituency
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North Horr Constituency | |
|---|---|
 Location of North Horr Constituency in Marsabit County | |
| Area | |
• Total | 38,953 km2 (15,040 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 75,196 |
| • Density | 1.9304/km2 (4.9998/sq mi) |
North Horr Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Marsabit County. The entire constituency is located within Marsabit County Council area. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is the largest constituency in Kenya on land coverage and hosts the only true desert in Kenya, Chalbi desert. Kenya's politician Godana Bonaya was its first member of parliament, and he represented until his demise in a Kenya Air Force Y-12 plane crash on 10 April 2006 in which all the legislators from Marsabit county perished.
| Elections | MP [2] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | |
| 1997 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | |
| 2002 | Bonaya Godana | KANU | Godana died during his tenure in an aviation accident. |
| 2006 | Ukur Yattani | Narc-Kenya | By-elections |
| 2007 | Francis Chachu Ganya | ODM | |
| 2013 | Francis Chachu Ganya | ODM | |
| 2017 | Francis Chachu Ganya | Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) | |
| 2022 | Wario Guyo Adhe | Kenya African National Union (KANU) |