2013 Murang'a local elections

The 2013 gubernatorial elections for Murang'a County, Kenya, were held on 4 March 2013.^[1] Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates.^[2]

Gubernatorial election

Candidate	Running Mate	Party	Votes
Kaberere, Julius Ndungu	Karuru, Michael Kamotho	Alliance Party of Kenya	--
Karenge, Gacuru Wa	Gachoka, Wilfred Mwangi	Saba Saba Asili	--
Mwangi, Moses Ndung'u	Kihara, Charles Njuru	Mzalendo Saba Saba	--
Mwangi, Wa Iria	Monyo, Augustine J Gakure	The National Alliance	--
Njuguna, Samuel Mwangi	Maina, John Kamau	Orange Democratic Movement	--

The following are some of the candidates who had made public their intentions to run:^[3]

Joshua Toro - former Roads assistant minister
Francis Mwangi - former New KCC managing director
Julius Kaberere - Commonwealth Technocrat
Moses Mwangi - Murang’a County Initiative chairman
Peter Karanja - an Anglican priest (He however dropped out of the race citing intimidation and threats to his life.)

^ "Kenya to hold polls in March 2013, says elections body". The Citizen. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
^ "IEBC". iebc.or.ke. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013.
^ "Priest opts out race Muranga governor". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.