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The county's headquarter is Migori, which is also its largest town. In the 2019 National Census, Migori County had a population of 1,116,436, almost 200,000 more than the 917,170 recorded in 2009. [1] Migori County is located in the sugar belt wetlands of western Kenya and is at the heart of the African tropics.
Migori Stadium Migori skyline. Migori county 044, also known as Suna-Migori, is a multi-ethnic municipal town which acts as the capital of Migori County, Kenya. The town is located 63 kilometers south of Kisii town and 22 km north of the Tanzanian border. The Migori Metropolitan area consists of Migori municipality and the adjacent smaller towns.
County governments are responsible for county legislation (outlined in article 185 of the Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlined in article 183), functions outlined in the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya, functions transferred from the national government through article 187 of the constitution of Kenya, functions ...
Ochilo Ayacko. Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko (born 1968) [1] is a Kenyan politician who has served as the governor of Migori County since August 2022. [2]He previously represented Migori County in the Senate of Kenya, beginning with the October 2018 by-election [3] to replace Senator Ben Oluoch, who died in June 2018.
Under Kenya's new devolved system of government, the elected councils were dissolved and are set to be replaced by boards, in the case of city councils, and administrators, in the case of municipal and town councils, appointed by the county governments. [3] [4]
It is one of eight constituencies in Migori County. [1] [2] It was established in 2013 when Migori Constituency was divided into Suna West and Suna East. [3]
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There are five wards in the constituency, all electing councillors to the Migori County council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. Its mainly inhabited by two ethnic tribes namely Luo and the Abaluhya, who live harmoniously, with kiswahili being the major language in this sub county region.