title: 2013 Kericho local elections
text: # 2013 Kericho local elections
  
  Local elections were held in Kericho County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected.
  
  ## Gubernatorial election
  
  | Candidate | Running Mate | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Chepkwony, Paul Kiprono | Kikwai, Susan Chepkoech | United Republican Party | -- |
  | Keter, Jonah Kipkemoi | Kirui, Kenneth Kipkoech | United Democratic Forum Party | -- |
  | Kirui, Charles Davy Kipngetich Arap | Samuel Rotich Kimutai | Kenya African National Union | -- |
  | Sigei, Joel Kipkosge | Samumkut, Beatrice Chepkemoi | Orange Democratic Movement | -- |
  
  ## Prospective candidates
  
  The following are some of the candidates who have made public their intentions to run:
  
  * Charles Kirui - former Belgut MP
  * Prof. Paul Chepkwony - a former Moi University lecturer
  * Sammy Chepkwony
  * Jonah Keter - a former deputy chairman of Tea Board of Kenya
  * Joel Sigei - a career provincial administrator.
  