Local elections were held in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya, 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.
Gubernatorial election
Candidate Running mate Coalition Party Votes Timothy KipchumbaBiwott Andrew Kipngeno Kiptoo Cord Orange Democratic Movement -- Moses Kiplagat Changwony Richard KimutaiChemweno Kenya African National Union -- Joseph Kibiwot Litamoi Joseph Boit Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya -- Abraham Kipkeino Talel Willy Kibet Chepkiyeng National Vision Party -- Alex Tanui Tolgos Gabriel Lagat Kosgey United Republican Party --
Prospective candidates The following are some of the candidates who made public their intentions to run:
Gabriel Bargechir Timothy Biwott Moses Changwony - former Tana River Development Authority managing director Nicholas Chepkiyeng Joel Kiboss - former Egerton University lecturer Pius Kipkore Albert Kochei Simon Komen Joseph Litamoi Yano Pangana Abraham Talel - former Kenya Revenue Authority commissioner Alex Tolgos Thomas Torosi
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