Know Your County : Siaya

Siaya County is made up of 6 sub-counties;

1. Alego Usonga

2. Bondo

3. Gem

4. Rarieda

5. Ugenya

6. Ugunja

This is how the Siaya county wards are spread in the sub counties;

These are the members of Siaya County assembly 2017 – 2022.

1. Hon. Adida Lorna Achieng O           North Sakwa

2. Hon. Audi David Onyango             South Gem

3. Hon. Awino Abigael Perpetua           Central Gem

4. Hon. Bonyo Booker Washington       North Uyoma

5. Hon. Kidera Joseph Wandera           Sidindi

6. Hon. Madialo Sylvester Otieno         Usonga

7. Hon. Mboha Joseph Oloo          South East Alego

8. Hon. Ochieng Fredrick Opanga         North Ugenya

9. Hon. Ochieng Willis Okoth West         Yimbo

10. Hon. Ochola Nick Evance Okoth         North Gem

11. Hon. Odawa Erick Z. Abungu           Sigomre

12. Hon. Odawa Vincent Otieno             North  Alego

13. Hon. Odhiambo Andiego Charlton             Cental Sakwa

14. Hon. Odhiambo Edwin Otieno                 South Sakwa

15. Hon. Odongo Andericus Oduor               West Ugenya

16. Hon. Oduor Joseph Peter Omondi             Ukwala

17. Hon. Okumu Felix Ouma                West Alego

18. Hon. Okwiry Susan Achieng            West Gem

19. Hon. Olasi Samuel Onyango              West Uyoma

20. Hon. Omoro Fredrick Oluoch            East Ugenya

21. Hon. Onyango William Kinyanyi          Yala Township

22. Hon. Oor Benarn Peter Odero             Ugunja

23. Hon. Oriaro Leonard Otieno           Central Alego

24. Hon. Otare James Obiero           Siaya Township

25. Hon. Otiato Francis Otieno          Yimbo East

26. Hon. Ousa Simeon Nyaji            South Uyoma

27. Hon. Oyugi Judith Anyango           East Asembo

28. Hon. Siguru Samuel Otieno            East Gem

29. Hon.Aringo Maurice Osewe          West Sakwa

30. Hon.Auma Ambrose Akuno            West Asembo

These were the members of first Siaya county assembly 2013 – 2017.

1. Central Alego            Leonard Otieno Oriaro

2. Central Gem             Fred Odhiambo Ouda

3. Central Sakwa         Joanes Andiego Odongo

4. East Asembo            William Owiti

5. East Gem                Booker Otieno Minami

6. East Ugenya              Eric Oduya Ndonji

7. North Alego              Pius Ombiyo Ogutu

8. North Gem               Nicholas Ayima Were

9. North Sakwa             Lorna Achieng Ochieng Adida

10. North Ugenya            Benson Onyango Omondi

11. North Uyoma           Charles Omollo Owii

12. Siaya Township           James Obiero Otare

13. Sidindi               Joseph Omondi Agoko

14. Sigomere             Andrew Omwende Omollo

15. South East Alego            Joshua Aggrey Owiti Z. Osuri

16. South Gem                Peter Lolwe Ombee

17. South Sakwa              Nicholas Ochieng Aneme

18. South Uyoma             Christopher Apiyo Apiyo

19. Ugunja                    Edwin Martin Otieno

20. Ukwala                 Odinga Jackton Ouma

21. West Alego              Peter Oduor Muhulah

22. West Asembo             James Odhiambo Munda

23. West Gem                Jared Abayo Onyango

24. West Sakwa              John Ombewa Gare

25. West Ugenya              Stephen Ouma Adera

26. West Uyoma               Mathew Odeny Onduru

27. West Yimbo                Willis Okoth Ochieng

28. Yala Township             Joseph Oluoch Awuor

29. Yimbo East                   Elisha Omondi Okuku

Siaya County has been under the leadership of Cornel Rasanga 2013 -2022.

Population

Siaya county as per KNBS 2019 census had a population of 993,183 people. The population is spread as follows;

1. Bondo 197,883

2. Gem 179,792

3. Rarieda 152,570

4. Siaya 224,343

5. Ugenya 134,354

6. Ugunja 104,241