title: Innocent Obiri
text: # Innocent Obiri
  
  Innocent Momanyi Obiri is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly for the Bobasi constituency, representing the Peoples Democratic Party.
  
  He attended Aga Khan High School in Mombassa and the University of Nairobi before working as a quantity surveyor prior to entering parliament. He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 general election with 37.7% of the vote.
  
  In 2018 he was arrested along with one of his bodyguards on suspicion of causing a disturbance at a quarry. In 2019 he was arrested on suspicion of corruption in relation to the construction of the Lake Basin mall in Kisumu.
  
  ## Election results
  
  General election 2017: Bobasi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Peoples Democratic Party | Innocent Momanyi Obiri | 25,457 | 37.69 |
  | | Jubilee | Stephen Kengere Manoti | 18,823 | 27.87 |
  | | ODM | Naftal Okongo Mogere | 15,948 | 23.6 |
  | | Amani | Evans Mogoa Luka | 2,692 | 4 |
  | | Kenya National Congress | Samuel Mogusu Omari | 1,306 | 1.9 |
  | | Wiper Democratic Movement - Kenya | Richard Obwogi | 1,259 | 1.9 |
  | | Kenya Social Congress | David Oogega Bwochora | 720 | 1.1 |
  | | Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya | Saul Moywaywa | 688 | 1 |
  | | Maendeleo Chap Chap Party | Samson Maisiba Kirioba | 458 | 0.7 |
  | | KANU | Henry Nyabuto Ogoti | 187 | 0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,634 | 9.8 |
  