14-658: Northeastern Province or Northeast Province may refer to: North Eastern Province, Kenya North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka , a former province of Sri Lanka Northeast Province (IMCRA region) , an Australian marine biogeographic province North-East Province (Western Australia) , a former electoral province of Western Australia Northeastern provinces , an informal grouping of three Chinese provinces North-East Frontier , province of British India now Assam North-East Frontier Agency , former political division of India now Arunachal Pradesh [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
28-511: A semi-arid and hot desert climate ( Köppen BSh and BWh ). Rain falls infrequently, usually only around April or October, and quite sporadically from year to year. Although the southwestern section of the Somali autonomous region is extremely fertile where the Tana River is located with a lot of farming . There is a major river called Tana River which is located in the southwestern section of
42-734: A list of current members, see 12th Parliament of Kenya#Members Prior to the 2013 elections , the Jubilee Alliance consisted of The National Alliance , United Republican Party , and the National Rainbow Coalition . After the results were announced, Jubilee made post-election agreements with the New Ford Kenya , Alliance Party of Kenya , Chama Cha Uzalendo , People's Democratic Party, Ford People , Kenya African National Union , and United Democratic Forum . Reports indicate that two independents, NARC-Kenya , and one member of
56-569: A new abattoir also began in October 2007. In terms of livestock imports, most of Garissa's cattle comes from cross-border trade between Somali livestock merchants. North Eastern Province is served by the Wajir Airport . It handles about seven flights per day. As of September 2012, civil flights are offered twice a week by Echo. Most flights, however, are cargo. Some charter and military flights are additionally accommodated. North Eastern Province has
70-622: Is at the furthermost bordering both the Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region . It has six constituencies just like the rest of the counties in the North Eastern province. These constituencies include Banissa, Lafey, Mandera East, Mandera North, Mandera South, Mandera West and Takaba. Livestock and agricultural production is a significant part of the region's economy. Between 2005 and 2007, Garissa cattle producers earned over 1.8 billion shillings in sales in domestic and overseas markets. Construction of
84-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages North Eastern Province, Kenya The North Eastern Province is one of the former provinces of Kenya . It had a land area of 127,358.5 km , with its capital at Garissa . The North Eastern Province was carved out of the then Northern Frontier District (NFD) prior to independence. During negotiations for Kenya's independence, Britain granted administration of
98-548: The Leader of the Majority in the legislature. He was appointed to the position in the 2013 general elections . The county is also home to Ijara, Dadaab, Lagdera, Fafi and Balambala constituencies. Wajir is the largest county in the former North Eastern Province with approximately an area of 56,000km2. The county has six constituencies. They include Eldas, Tarbaj, Wajir East, Wajir North, Wajir West, and Wajir South. Mandera County
112-778: The National Assembly of Kenya , under the Government of Kenya . The Regional Commissioner sat in Garissa. The last Regional Commissioner was Mohamed Birik. As the capital of Garissa County , Garissa is the seat of the County Government of Garissa as well as the County Assembly. The town is represented by Aden Bare Duale , a Somali Member of Parliament for the Garissa Township Constituency and who also doubles as
126-660: The Parliament of Kenya . Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 ( 11th Parliament ), it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablished. It has a total of 349 seats: 290 elected from the constituencies , 47 women elected from the counties and 12 nominated representatives. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya serves as an ex officio member . The High Court of Kenya ordered lawmakers to introduce gender quotas , or face dissolution in
140-520: The NFD which included all of the North Eastern province to Kenyan nationalists despite an informal plebiscite showing the overwhelming desire of the region's population to join the newly formed Somali Republic. It is, and has historically been, mostly inhabited by Somalis . As of 2009, the North Eastern Province had a population of 2,310,757 residents. These census results were however nullified by
154-499: The mid-2010s, following the implementation of the 2010 Constitution. House Keeping committees Investigatory Committees Special Funds Accounts Committee: examines the reports and accounts of national Funds except the National Governments Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) Departmental committees: Other Select committees : See also, Kenya National Assembly elections, 2013 . For
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#1733104191113168-466: The region. Wildlife in the area include the lion , elephant , buffalo , zebra , hyena , gazelle , giraffe , leopard , cheetah , and ostrich . Hippopotamus and crocodiles are mainly located on the river. Member of Parliament (Kenya) Opposition (158) Independents (12) The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya (formerly House of Representatives ) is one of the two Houses of
182-481: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northeastern_Province&oldid=1184712907 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages Province name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
196-579: The then Planning Minister Wycliffe Oparanya citing inconsistencies in the birth and death rates. On 21 March 2016, the court of appeal in Nairobi, declared the disputed census results valid. The North Eastern Province is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Somalis . The Somalis in the North Eastern Province of Kenya numbered close to three million in the 2019 National Census with another 280,000 settled in refugee camps from neighbouring Somalia . North Eastern Province had thirteen constituencies represented in
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