Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town. List of Registered Voters in Kwale County for the 2013 General Elections
Kwale county has an estimated population of 649,931.
Kwale is mainly an inland county, but it has coastline south of Mombasa. Diani Beach is part of the Msambweni division. Shimba Hills National Reserve and Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary are other attractions in the county.
Distribution and demographics
The main ethnic communities in the county include the Digo and Duruma clans of the larger Mijikenda tribe and also a significant presence of the Kamba tribe.
The Digos are the majority in Msambweni, Lunga Lunga and Matuga while the Durumas are the dominant in Kinango. Most Kambas are found in Kinango, Matuga and Lunga Lunga with a significant population in Msambweni.
The county has four constituencies:
Here is a List of Registered Voters in Kwale County for the 2013 General Elections
This post reviews the voters registered by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) using the biometric system and those registered without the use of the biometric system (non-biometric).
The IEBC registered 175,572 voters in Kwale county for the March 4th 2013 general election. The breakdown of the registered voters by constituency and county assembly ward is;
Msambweni constituency – 42,722
31. Gombato Bongwe – 10,849
32. Ukunda – 12,717
33. Kinondo – 6,692
34. Ramisi – 12,464
Lunga Lunga constituency – 34,387
35. Pongwe / Kikoneni – 10,828
36. Dzombo – 8,071
37. Mwereni – 6,508
38. Vanga – 8,980
Matuga constituency – 46,624
39. Tsimba Golini – 12,154
40. Waa – 9,186
41. Tiwi – 5,925
42. Kubo South – 8,304
43. Mkongani – 11,055
Kinango constituency – 51,839
44. Ndavaya – 5,941
45. Puma – 5,556
46. Kinango – 9,314
47. Mackinon Road – 7,733
48. Chengoni / Samburu – 7,355
49. Mwavumbo – 7,555
50. Kasemeni – 8,385
