Ugenya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya, established for the 1963 elections. It is one of six constituencies of Siaya County. based on the 2019 census report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), Ugenya is home to 134,354 people (62,624 males, 71,726 females and 4 intersex). The first Professor from Ugenya was Prof. Henry Odera Oruka. It is also home to Kenyan famous senior council and the incumbent governor of Siaya County Bob James Orengo.
Members of Parliament
ElectionsMP Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 PartyNotes 1963 John Odero Sar KPU One-party system 1969 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system 1974 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system 1979 Matthews Joseph Ogutu KANU One-party system1980 James Orengo KANU By-elections 1983 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek KANU One-party system. 1988 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek KANU One-party system. 1992 James Orengo Ford-K 1997 James Orengo Ford-K 2002 Stephen Oluoch Ondiek NARC 2007 James Orengo ODM 2013 David Ochieng Ouma ODM 2017 Chris Odhiambo Karan ODM 2019 David Ochieng Ouma MDG By-election2022 David Ochieng Ouma MDG
Wards
Ward Registered VotersLocal AuthorityEast Ugenya 4,770 Siaya CountyMagoya / Rambula 3,014 Ugunja townNorth East Ugenya 10,357 Siaya CountyNorth Ugenya 6,771 Ukwala townNorth West Ugenya 4,634 Ukwala townSouth Ugenya 8,249 Siaya CountyUholo North 4,828 Siaya CountyUkwala East 4,409 Ukwala townUkwala West 4,330 Ukwala townWest Ugenya 3,817 Siaya County Total 70,348 *September 2005.Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency
The larger Ugenya constituency having been found to be very large was later subdivided into two constituencies namely Ugunja and Ugenya Constituencies.
Ugenya constituency has four wards namely
. East ugenya ward
West Ugenya ward
North ugenya ward
South Ugenya ward(Ukwala)
Villages in ugenya east These are some of the villages found within Ugenya east ward within Ugenya sub county.
Bondo kolalo, Sihayi, Ujuan'ga, Lur, Uringi, Urenga A, Urenga B, Ramunde, komoro, usinda, Inungo, Bar-ober, Murumba, Masasia, ohando, uyore, Sirisia, kowinga, Anyiko
Maugo
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