Samburu County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Registered Voters in Samburu County by Ward 2022. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the Samburu, Turkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng’iro River to the south of Lake Turkana. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 310,327.
Within Samburu County are the towns of Maralal (capital and largest town), Baragoi, Archers Post, South Horr, Wamba, Lodosoit, and Kisima.
It also includes the Samburu National Reserve, Bisanadi National Reserve, and Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Mount Ng’iro, Ndoro Mountains, Mathews Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo), Kirisia Hills, and Loroki Forest.
The main access road to Samburu County is the A4 road from Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi, which as of 2019 was being tarmaced from Rumuruti up to Maralal.
There is a town named Samburu in Kwale County also in Kenya, but it is not related to Samburu County or Samburu people.
Registered Voters in Samburu County by Ward 2022
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 100,014 voters in Samburu county for the August 9th 2022 general election. Registered Voters by Constituency and County Assembly Ward
Samburu West constituency – 43,390
661. Lodokejek – 7,458
662. Suguta Marmar – 7,199
663. Maralal – 17,580
664. Loosuk – 5,280
665. Porro – 5,873
Samburu North constituency – 29,830
666. El-Barta – 5,678
667. Nachola – 3,194
668. Ndoto – 6,088
669. Nyiro – 5,779
670. Angata Nayokie – 4,204
671. Baawa – 4,887
Samburu East constituency – 26,794
672. Waso – 6,707
673. Wamba West – 6,816
674. Wamba East – 8,017
675. Wamba North – 5,254
