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Kisii County is a county in the former Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kisii. The county has a population of 1,266,860 people. [2] It borders Nyamira County to the North East, Narok County to the South, and Homa bay and Migori Counties to the West. [3] The county covers an area of 1,318 km 2.
Location of Kisii Town in Kenya. Kisii (also known as Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital city of Kisii County.Kisii Town also serves as a major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands—Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and is the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City.
Sub-counties, also known as Districts, are the decentralised units through which government of Kenya provides functions and services. [1] At national level, sub-counties take a more administrative function like security, statistical purposes, provision of government services, etc. Even though the sub-counties are divisions of counties, powers ...
Kisii District. Coordinates: 0.666667°S 34.75°E. Kisii District was a district in the Nyanza Province in southwestern Kenya. Its capital town was Kisii. The district was created during the colonial period from the South Kavirondo District. [ 1] The district is inhabited mostly by the Gusii people. Nyamira District was later carved out of ...
Masaba South Sub-county shares common boundaries with Nyaribari Masaba Sub-county. It is in the sub-county where the Kisii County part of Keroka is located. The Sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.
As of 2022, there are 47 counties whose size and boundaries are based on 1992 districts. Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting a county commissioner to each county to serve as a collaborative link with county government. [4]
The Royal Commission drew 117 constituencies, across the 40 districts and Nairobi region. [1][2] The number of constituencies have increased from 117 constitiencies at independence to 290 constituencies in 2013. There have been four major constituency delineation since independence; in 1966, 1986, 1996 and 2012.
Party. UDA. Member of Parliament. Silvanus Osoro. Created from. Wanjare–South Mugirango. South Mugirango is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.