Know Your County: Marsabit

Marsabit county has 4 sub Counties which are also constituencies;

1. Laisamis.

2. Moyale

3. North Horr

4. Saku

Marsabit County has 20 electoral wards:

1. Butiye

2. Dukana

3. Golbo

4. Heillu/Manyatta

5. Illeret

6. Karare

7. Kargi/South Horr

8. Korr/Ngurunit

9. Laisamis

10. Logo Logo

11. Loiyangalani

12. Maikona

13. Marsabit Central

14. Moyale Township

15. North Horr

16. Obbu

17. Sagate/Jaldesa

18. Sololo

19. Turbi

20. Uran

This is how the wards are spread in the sub counties or constituencies.

These are the members of Marsabit County Assembly 2017 -2022.

1. Hon Bashir Abdirahman Sheikh             Golbo Ward

2. Hon Chana Kiya Jillo                             Moyale Township Ward

3. Hon Daud Tamasot-Daud Tamasot        Korr/Ngurunit Ward

4. Hon Elema Tura Ruru                           North Horr Ward

5. Hon Godana Roba Chachole                Obbu Ward

6. Hon Haile Koriye James                       Illeret Ward

7. Hon Halkano Konso                             Uran ward

8. Hon Jarso Wako                                   Marsabit Central Ward

9. Hon Ltinyilan Burcha Daniel              Laisamis Ward

10. Hon Stephen Sora Katelo                  Sagante/Jaldesa Ward

11. Hon Yaro Guyo Duba                        Torbi Ward

12. Hon.Assunta Galgidele                     Kargi/South Horr Ward

13. Hon.Bata Leakono Bernard              Logo logo Ward

14. Hon.Buke Diba                                 Maikona Ward

15. Hon.Elema Diba                               Dukana Ward

16. Hon.John Killo                                Heilu/Manyatta

17. Hon.Mark Ekale                             Loyangalani Ward

18. Hon.Mohamud Wako                     Butiye Ward

19. Hon.Qabale Huka                          Sololo Ward

20. Hon.Stephen Leado                       Karare Ward

These were the members of the first Marsabit County assembly 2013 – 2017.

1. Butiye               Golicha Galgallo Guyo

2. Dukana                 Elema Diba Guyo

3. Golbo                  Ahmed Ibrahim Hassan

4. Heillu/Manyatta             Ano Mado Azuba

5. Illeret                      Achinya Jackson Lochwa

6. Karare                 Lecheku Arigele

7. Kargi/South Horr           Jitewa Issa Gambare

8. Korr/ Ngurunit               Daud Tamagot Arakhole

9. Laisamis                 Mohamud Iltarakwa Kochale

10. Logo Logo              Kochale Somo Jale

11. Loiyangalani           Mark Napurdi Ekale

12. Maikona                     Wario Bulle Sora

13. Marsabit Central          Halkano Hallo Dabasso

14. Moyale Township       Suleiman Khalif Maalim

15. North Horr                     Sora Guyo Huka

16. Obbu Halkano                 Sora Rare

17. Sagante/Jaldesa              Adan Chukulisa

18. Sololo                          Gabriel Galgalo Alio

19. Turbi                                Pius Yattani Wario

20. Uran                                 Qalicha Huqa Dida

Population
According to 2019 census Marsabit County had a population of 459,785. The Marsabit County population is spread as shown below;

1. Loiyangalani           35,713

2. Marsabit Central      79,181

3. Marsabit North        54,297

4. Marsabit South        65,376

5. Moyale                   108,949

6. North Horr                71,447

7. Sololo                      44,822

Marsabit County has been under the leadership of 2 governors;

1. Ukur Yatani Kanacho, first governor 2013 – 2017

2. Mohamud Ali, second governor 2017 - 2022