Local elections were held in Laikipia County were held on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general election was to be the first where there would be election of county governors and their deputies for the 47 newly created counties. They were also the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which released the official list of candidates.
Prospective candidates
The following are some of the candidates who made public their intentions to run:
References
Laikipia local elections, 2013 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA