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2013 Kericho local elections

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ6392789 ↗
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Local elections were held in Kericho County 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

Gubernatorial election

Prospective candidates

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

Charles Kirui - former Belgut MP

Prof. Paul Chepkwony - a former Moi University lecturer

Sammy Chepkwony

Jonah Keter - a former deputy chairman of Tea Board of Kenya

Joel Sigei - a career provincial administrator.

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