2013 Nairobi local elections


Local elections were held in Nairobi 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 election was the first where there would be election of County governors and their deputies for the 47 newly created counties. They were also the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission which has released the official list of candidates. While it is not necessary to hold a degree to become e.g. president of the United States, a degree from a university recognised in Kenya is necessary to run for a gubernatorial seat.

Gubernatorial election

CandidateRunning MateCoalitionPartyVotes
Arita, Eric MokuaMumma, Tom IgnatiusFORD–People4068
Kihoro, WanyiriOdula, OdhiamboIndependent4539
Kidero, Evans OdhiamboMueke, J. MwangangiCordOrange Democratic Movement692483
Kisia, Philip MwalaAtito, Martin OnyangoCordFederal Party of Kenya5162
Kobia, Geoffrey ThukuWanjiku, Rose AnneJubileeNational Rainbow Coalition5314
Mbaru, Jimnah MwangiIbrahim, AhmedN/AAlliance Party of Kenya52084
Muchumu, Joseph MwangiOchieng, GodfreyKenya National Congress1725
Mutinda, Richard KavembaNyangangali, Crispus FwambaWDM-K7490
Ngok, Alice ChepkiruiNyakundi, Elijah WycliffeNational Vision Party3823
Waititu, Ferdinand NdunguAchoki, Robin ManonoJubileeThe National Alliance617839

Prospective candidatures

The following politicians made public their intentions to run but did not run or failed to obtain nominations in their preferred political parties:
Gakuo and Muriuki failed in the TNA nominations while Wanjiru was barred by her party due to questions over the validity of her university degree.