Kakuma Ward: polling stations
Kakuma (IEBC ward code 0617) is a county assembly ward in Turkana West Constituency, Turkana County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 26 polling stations at 16 registration centres, with 12,153 registered voters.
Kakuma elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Turkana West, Turkana County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0617
- Registration centres
- 16
- Polling stations
- 26
- Registered voters
- 12,153
2022 figures. Average of 467 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was KAKUMA BARAZA PARK, with 2,397 voters across 4 polling stations.
How Kakuma compares
- By registered voters, Kakuma was the largest of the 7 wards in Turkana West, with 28.5% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Turkana County it ranked 5th of 30 wards and held 5.1% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 467 registered voters each — more than the Turkana West average of 374 and more than the Turkana County average of 304.
- The largest polling station was KOMUDEI PRIMARY SCHOOL with 672 registered voters; the smallest was ABUR PRIMARY SCHOOL with 93.
- 6 of its 16 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Kakuma
A registration centre often has several polling stations (streams). Names are as listed in the IEBC register, which shortens long names.
| Registration centre | Polling stations | Registered voters |
|---|---|---|
| ARID ZONE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,882 |
| LORENG'O PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 481 |
| MORUNGOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 299 |
| ABUR PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 93 |
| KAKUMA MIXED PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 766 |
| POKOTOM PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 623 |
| KAKUMA FRIENDSHIP HALL | 2 | 862 |
| KAKUMA BARAZA PARK | 4 | 2,397 |
| LOTAK PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 301 |
| WAPET PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 124 |
| LOKIDING WATER POINT | 1 | 146 |
| LORENG PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 436 |
| KAKUMA PEACE CENTRE | 1 | 655 |
| KAKUMA MULTI-PURPOSE YOUTH RESOURCE | 2 | 867 |
| KOMUDEI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 2,016 |
| LOMUNYENPUS ECD | 1 | 205 |
| Total | 26 | 12,153 |
Finding your polling station
This list is from the register used for the 9 August 2022 General Election. Registration centres and polling stations can change before 2027, and new voters are registered between elections. Always confirm your registration and polling station with the IEBC.
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