Know Your County : Tana River

Tana River County has 3 sub counties;

1. Tana Delta

2. Tana North

3. Tana River

Tana River county has 15 electoral wards;

1. Bangale

2. Chewani

3. Chewele

4. Garsen Central

5. Garsen North

6. Garsen South

7. Garsen West

8. Hirimani

9. Kinakomba

10. Kipini East.

11. Kipini West

12. Madogo

13. Mkinduni

14. Sala

15. Wayu

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

1. Bangale - Ibrahim Salah Adomow

2. Chewani - Salimu Aribicho Mohamed

3. Chewele - Harun Hassan Odhowa

4. Garsen Central - Boru Dela Masha

5. Garsen North - Salat Farah Dakan

6. Garsen South - Hussein Gobu Godana

7. Garsen West - Mahmud Ahmed Gabo

8. Hirimani Daud Galdesa Tuyo

9. Kinakomba - Nathan Oddo Hiribae

10. Kipini East - Manase Samuel Guyo

11. Kipini West - Musa Wario Shura

12. Madogo - Abdi Ergamso Gobu

13. Mikinduni - Mohamed Buya Yusa

14. Sala - Sadick Duke Karani

15. Wayu - Maka Baru Jarson

These are the members of Tana River county assembly 2017 – 2022.

1. Gabo Mahmud Ahmed – Garsen West

2. Hon Sadik Fauzia Hachewele - Sala

3. Hon Salim Bonaya Omar – Garsen North

4. Hon. Gobu Abdi Ergamso - Madogo

5. Hon. Kodobo Ismael Bodha - Hirimani

6. Hon. Loda Sauda Maiya - Chewani

7. Hon. Malibe Sammy Abiyo - Kinakomba

8. Hon. Manase Guyo Samuel – Kipini East

9. Hon. Masha Dela Dela – Garsen Central

10. Hon. Musa Wario Shura – Kipini West

11. Hon. Raha Rhoda Katisha – Garsen South

12. Hon. Shekala Yusuf Sigiriso - Chewele

13. Hon. Yuso Mohammed Buya - Mikinduni

14. Hon.Adomow Ibrahim Salah - Bangale

15. Hon.Hussein Galole Saddam - Wayu

Tana river county has been under the leadership of 2 governors;

1. Hussein Dado, the first governor 2013 – 2017.

2. Dhadho Gaddae Godhana, the second governor 2017 – 2022.

Population

According to 2019 census Tana River county had 315,943 people. The county population is spread in the sub counties as follows;

1. Tana North      110,640

2. Tana Delta      116,757

3. Tana River     88,546