County profile

Mandera County

People. Elections. Representation. Public money.

6Constituencies 8Representatives
217,030Registered voters 2022
67.9Registered per 100 adults counted in 2019
702Contributions in Parliament KSh 1.16BNG-CDF approved FY 2025/26

People & places

Land area · 2019 25,939.8 km² #7 of 47 counties held 4.47% of Kenya Projected population · 2022 935,251 people #26 of 47 counties held 1.85% of Kenya Registered voters · 2022 217,030 registrations #38 of 47 counties held 0.98% of 47 county registers

Largest first; equal values share a rank. County registers exclude diaspora. Select a measure for its source. The 2022 population is KNBS's projection for that year, carried forward from the 2019 census — an estimate, not a count. 867,457 residents were counted here in 2019.

County map. Browse constituencies in the list.

County outline. Constituency boundary polygons are not held; the list opens each constituency.

Registering for 2027

217,030 registered voters in the 2022 register
+18,214 new registrations in this drive +8.39% on top of the 2022 register · 45th of 47 counties by number
One scale, from zero. A register counted in 2022; registrations added since.

Across the whole country 2,936,516 people had newly registered as voters as at Aug. 20, 2026. It already includes the county figure above and is never added to it. Continuous voter registration has run since Sept. 29, 2025.

There is no 2027 register yet — IEBC de-duplicates, audits and gazettes one first — so these cannot simply be added to the 2022 figure above.

Dates, scope & source

Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration, Phase 1, run from March 30, 2026 to April 28, 2026. Figures are IEBC's own, stated as of April 28, 2026.

Newly registered voters only. IEBC prints transfers of registration (6,299) and changes of particulars (25) in the same table; neither is a new voter and neither is added here.

The figure is IEBC's; describing it as new registrations rather than the register is ours, and the release's own sentence states no scope and no window.

IEBC status report · April 28, 2026

IEBC national figure · Aug. 20, 2026

Registered voters · 2017 to 2027

  1. 2017 175,642
  2. 2022 217,030
  3. 2027 none held yet

No 2027 register is held for this county yet. The bar fills in when IEBC publishes one and it is loaded; nothing here is projected forward — IEBC de-duplicates, audits and gazettes a register before it counts. Registration towards 2027 is counted separately, above.

Between the registers held · 2017–2022

+41,388 voters added 30th of 47 counties by number
+23.56% growth on the 2017 register 3rd of 47 counties by percentage
How this is worked out

Both figures compare the same county in the two registers we hold. Percentage change = (2022 count − 2017 count) ÷ 2017 count × 100. Ranks cover only counties with a register in both years. These are registrations, not votes cast.

Bars are scaled against the largest register this county itself holds, and start at zero. A year with no register held shows no bar rather than a zero.

IEBC register · 2017 · IEBC register · 2022

Explore constituencies

  1. Mandera East
    1. 2022 48,219
    2. 2027 none held yet
  2. Mandera North
    1. 2022 45,216
    2. 2027 none held yet
  3. Mandera West
    1. 2022 37,637
    2. 2027 none held yet
  4. Mandera South
    1. 2022 34,691
    2. 2027 none held yet
  5. Banissa
    1. 2022 32,703
    2. 2027 none held yet
  6. Lafey
    1. 2022 18,564
    2. 2027 none held yet
Registered voters. Bars start at zero and are scaled against the largest register any constituency here holds, so they can be read against each other. A year with no register published shows an empty bar rather than a zero.
Age profile & sources

People & the register · Mandera

Projected population · 2022²935,251
Adults 18+ · 2019¹319,641
Registered voters · 2022217,030
Different years and populations; this is not turnout.
67.9registered per 100 adults counted in 2019
Years, scope & sources

² KNBS Volume XVI, Appendix 5: the population KNBS projects for 2022, carried forward from the 2019 census. It is an estimate of how many people live here, not a count of people enumerated. 867,457 residents were actually counted in 2019 — KNBS Volume I, Table 2.4, all persons.

The adult figure stays on 2019 because no projected one exists: Volume XVI prints five-year age bands, so 18 falls inside 15–19 and no voting-age figure is published at county level for any year. Splitting that band here would be inventing a number KNBS has not published.

¹ KNBS Volume III, Table 2.3: population distributed by age and sex; excludes the intersex population, so it sums lower than the headcount above. The adult count is aged 18+ on census night in 2019 — Volume I prints no age breakdown, so the adults figure can only come from this table. The register counts registrations in 2022, not ballots cast.

72,053 residents were aged 15–17 in 2019. Ageing, migration and the different dates can affect this comparison. This is not a registration rate. KNBS sub-counties are not constituencies; this comparison applies at county level.

KNBS census · KNBS projections · Volume XVI · IEBC register

Representatives

Who speaks for Mandera in Parliament.

Roba Ali Ibrahim
Roba Ali Ibrahim
Senator
UDM 286 contributions
Sheikh Umul Ker Kassim
Sheikh Umul Ker Kassim
Woman Representative
UDM 36 contributions
Constituencies & their MPs
Ahmed Maalim Hassan Alio
Ahmed Maalim Hassan Alio
Banissa
UDA 4 contributions
Abdirahman Mohamed
Abdirahman Mohamed
Lafey
JP 7 contributions
Hussein Weytan
Hussein Weytan
Mandera East
ODM 29 contributions
Abdullaih Bashir Sheikh
Abdullaih Bashir Sheikh
Mandera North
UDM 161 contributions
Haro Abdul Ebrahim
Haro Abdul Ebrahim
Mandera South
UDM 86 contributions
Adan Haji Yussuf
Adan Haji Yussuf
Mandera West
UDM 93 contributions

2022 election — who won here

Declared winners from the IEBC Kenya Gazette.

County-wide winners · 2022

GovernorMohamed Adan KhalifUDM · 53,861 votesGazette 9949

SenatorRoba Ali IbrahimUDM · 53,861 votesGazette 9955

Woman RepresentativeSheikh Umul Ker KassimUDM · 61,010 votesGazette 9951

Constituencies & registered voters
  1. Mandera East
    1. 2022 48,219
    2. 2027 none held yet
  2. Mandera North
    1. 2022 45,216
    2. 2027 none held yet
  3. Mandera West
    1. 2022 37,637
    2. 2027 none held yet
  4. Mandera South
    1. 2022 34,691
    2. 2027 none held yet
  5. Banissa
    1. 2022 32,703
    2. 2027 none held yet
  6. Lafey
    1. 2022 18,564
    2. 2027 none held yet
Registered voters. Bars start at zero and are scaled against the largest register any constituency here holds, so they can be read against each other. A year with no register published shows an empty bar rather than a zero.
Explore ward winners →

Constituency winners · 2022

BanissaHassan Kulow MaalimUDM · 13,778 votesGazette 9950

LafeyAbdirahman Mohamed AbdiJP · 8,061 votesGazette 9950

Mandera EastAbdirahman Husseinweytan MohamedODM · 11,645 votesGazette 9950

Mandera NorthAbdullahi Bashir SheikhUDM · 9,214 votesGazette 9950

Mandera SouthHaro Abdul EbrahimUDM · 7,832 votesGazette 9950

Mandera WestYussuf Adan HajiUDM · 8,530 votesGazette 9950

County Assembly (MCA) winners — 30 wards
Wards where the winner polled most votes
  1. Banissa · Abdi Issack Dahir 4,902 UDM
  2. Derkhale · Edin Mohamed Ibrahim United Democratic Movement 3,559 UDM
  3. Kutulo · Ibrahim Mohamed Rashid Golo 3,022 UDM
  4. Takaba South · Ibrein Adan Nura 2,501 UDM
  5. Kiliwehiri · Adan Yussuf Sheikh 2,425 UDM
Show the other 25 of 30, same scale
  1. Rhamu · Adan Hassan Hussein 2,343 UDM
  2. Lagsure · Maalim Hussein Alio 2,328 UDM
  3. Rhamu Dimtu · Abdille Ilyas Jimale 2,289 JP
  4. Shimbir Fatuma · Maalim Ibrahim Alio 2,168 UDM
  5. Gither · Mohamed Ahmed Rashid 2,138 UDM
  6. Dandu · Wariyo Ibrahim Ali 2,038 UDA
  7. Malkamari · Abdi Abdikarim Daud 2,002 UDM
  8. Khalalio · Mohamud Mohamed Yussuf 1,973 UDM
  9. Neboi · Ali Adan Mohamed 1,857 UDM
  10. Township · Issak Feisal Abdinoor 1,834 UDM
  11. Elwak North · Mohamed Adan Maalim 1,814 UDM
  12. Wargadud · Muktar Bishar Sheikh 1,711 UPIA
  13. Ashabito · Hussein Ismail Sheikh 1,652 UDM
  14. Alangu Gof · Hassan Mahat Ibrahim 1,626 UDM
  15. Arabia · Ali Daud Sheikh 1,612 IND
  16. Waranqara · Ibrahim Abdullahi Shukri 1,605 JP
  17. Takaba · Rashid Mahdi Haji 1,568 UDM
  18. Guticha · Yussuf Mohamed Ibrahim 1,525 UDM
  19. Lafey · Rahoy Adan Hussein 1,513 KANU
  20. Libehia · Mohamed Mohamed Abdikarim 1,475 DAP-K
  21. Elwak South · Ibrahim Issak Derow 937 UDM
  22. Morothile · Hussein Adan Ali 885 UDM
  23. Sala · Hassan Abdihakim Ali 764 NARC
  24. Fino · Ibrahim Abdimalik Mohamud 689 UDM
  25. Guba · Hassan Abdullahi Maalim 523 ODM
Bars start at zero and share one scale — the largest vote count shown here — so every row can be read against every other, open or collapsed. Wards differ greatly in size, so a longer bar mostly means a bigger ward, not a stronger result. We hold no per-ward electorate to measure these against.
Show all 30 wards as a table
WardConstituencyWinnerPartyVotes
Banissa Banissa Abdi Issack Dahir UDM 4,902
Derkhale Banissa Edin Mohamed Ibrahim United Democratic Movement UDM 3,559
Guba Banissa Hassan Abdullahi Maalim ODM 523
Kiliwehiri Banissa Adan Yussuf Sheikh UDM 2,425
Malkamari Banissa Abdi Abdikarim Daud UDM 2,002
Alangu Gof Lafey Hassan Mahat Ibrahim UDM 1,626
Fino Lafey Ibrahim Abdimalik Mohamud UDM 689
Lafey Lafey Rahoy Adan Hussein KANU 1,513
Sala Lafey Hassan Abdihakim Ali NARC 764
Waranqara Lafey Ibrahim Abdullahi Shukri JP 1,605
Arabia Mandera East Ali Daud Sheikh IND 1,612
Khalalio Mandera East Mohamud Mohamed Yussuf UDM 1,973
Libehia Mandera East Mohamed Mohamed Abdikarim DAP-K 1,475
Neboi Mandera East Ali Adan Mohamed UDM 1,857
Township Mandera East Issak Feisal Abdinoor UDM 1,834
Ashabito Mandera North Hussein Ismail Sheikh UDM 1,652
Guticha Mandera North Yussuf Mohamed Ibrahim UDM 1,525
Morothile Mandera North Hussein Adan Ali UDM 885
Rhamu Mandera North Adan Hassan Hussein UDM 2,343
Rhamu Dimtu Mandera North Abdille Ilyas Jimale JP 2,289
Elwak North Mandera South Mohamed Adan Maalim UDM 1,814
Elwak South Mandera South Ibrahim Issak Derow UDM 937
Kutulo Mandera South Ibrahim Mohamed Rashid Golo UDM 3,022
Shimbir Fatuma Mandera South Maalim Ibrahim Alio UDM 2,168
Wargadud Mandera South Muktar Bishar Sheikh UPIA 1,711
Dandu Mandera West Wariyo Ibrahim Ali UDA 2,038
Gither Mandera West Mohamed Ahmed Rashid UDM 2,138
Lagsure Mandera West Maalim Hussein Alio UDM 2,328
Takaba Mandera West Rashid Mahdi Haji UDM 1,568
Takaba South Mandera West Ibrein Adan Nura UDM 2,501

Source: IEBC · Kenya Gazette · Gazette 9956 · declared winners only, not per-candidate tallies.

Parliamentary activity

What Mandera's members do across both Houses.

Contributions in Parliament
416National Assembly · MPs & Woman Rep
286Senate · Senator

Certified Hansard contributions in the current Parliament; presiding-officer speech is never counted, and each representative's own count is shown on their card above. Browse the full National Assembly and Senate.

Legislative business

Showing Full 13th Parliament to date.

17Questions asked 43Motions moved 58Statements 0Petitions presented 68Papers laid

Totals across both Houses for the county's current members, for the selected period, using the same counting policy as the member profiles.

Topics raised by members

Three leading topics per member · current parliamentary term · automated labels, not official categories. Topics may overlap.

Counts are contributions tagged with a topic, not a measure of work done within this county.

Mandera County government budget

What the county government itself budgeted and spent, as reported by the Controller of Budget — separate from the NG-CDF money below.

KSh 14.6 billion Budget · FY 2024/25
KSh 12.7 billion Spent 87.0% absorption, as reported
KSh 4.1 billion Development spending 72.0% of the development budget
KSh 8.6 billion Recurrent spending 97.0% of the recurrent budget

Controller of Budget, Annual FY 2024/25 — the report.

NG-CDF in Mandera County

National-government development money allocated per constituency — not the county government's budget.

KSh 1.16B FY 2025/26 approved · all 6 constituencies
KSh 1.08B FY 2024/25 approved · all 6 constituencies
KSh 1.05B FY 2023/24 approved · all 6 constituencies
KSh 870.5M FY 2022/23 approved · all 6 constituencies
By constituency
Approved per constituency · FY 2025/26
  1. Banissa KSh 192,613,248
  2. Lafey KSh 192,613,248
  3. Mandera East KSh 192,613,248
  4. Mandera North KSh 192,613,248
  5. Mandera South KSh 192,613,248
Show the other 1 of 6, same scale
  1. Mandera West KSh 192,613,248
Bars start at zero and share one scale — the largest allocation shown here — so every row can be read against every other, open or collapsed. The newest financial year only. Earlier years are in the table below.
Allocations by constituency and financial year
ConstituencyFY 2025/26FY 2024/25FY 2023/24FY 2022/23
Banissa NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Lafey NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Mandera East NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Mandera North NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Mandera South NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603
Mandera West NG-CDF record → KSh 192,613,248 KSh 179,441,954 KSh 175,361,810 KSh 145,087,603

Source: NG-CDF Board, checked against their own record before publication.

All Mandera County allocations →

How this compares

Ranked among all 47 counties · each measure ranked separately · no overall score · peers are every county, not similar ones

NG-CDF approved (latest FY)

KSh 1.16B 18th of 47

Ahead of 60% · median KSh 1.16B

Registered voters (IEBC register)

217,030 38th of 47

Ahead of 19% · median 398,981

Hansard contributions

702 33rd of 47

Ahead of 30% · median 916

Questions asked

17 12th of 47

Ahead of 70% · median 12

Motions moved

43 7th of 47

Ahead of 85% · median 16

Statements

58 32nd of 47

Ahead of 32% · median 73

Petitions presented

0 37th of 47

Ahead of 0% · median 2

Papers laid

68 15th of 47

Ahead of 68% · median 42

What these numbers don’t measure
Committee work
Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
Constituency work
Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
Whether it worked
We can count questions asked, not answers given.
Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask your representative better questions — not to grade them.

Sources & coverage

Years, geographic scope and original records.

  • KNBS census · 2019 — county age/sex population, as enumerated.
  • KNBS projections · Volume XVI — the population projected for 2022 from the 2019 census. An estimate, not a count.
  • IEBC register · 2022 — registrations, not votes cast.
  • IEBC declarations · 2022 — each winner links to the Gazette in Elections.
  • Parliament — current members' records and Hansard. Topic labels are automated analysis, not Parliament's own categories.
  • Controller of Budget · 2024/25 — Annual FY 2024/25.
  • NG-CDF project records use each constituency's register. These and its allocations are separate from county-government spending. View records.

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