17-701: (Redirected from North East Province ) 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
34-521: 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
51-560: A graduate teacher at Sankuri Secondary School. He did, however, leave after two months and thereafter worked for six months as a clerical officer at the office of the provincial commissioner in Garissa. After that, he worked for their family business until becoming a director for Kenya Broadcasting Cooperation from 1999 to 2003. He is the Livestock Marketing Society of Kenya's co-founder and CEO. Duale has served as
68-581: 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
85-756: A representative of the Dujis Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 parliamentary elections . After initially being elected with the Orange Democratic Movement , he switched parties for the 2013 elections , and won re-election as a member of the United Republican Party . He also served as an assistant minister in the Ministry of Livestock Development between 2008 and 2013. In
102-634: 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
119-482: 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
136-557: 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
153-1135: The 12th Parliament from 2017 to 2020, when he was ousted for perceived disloyalty to former President Uhuru Kenyatta , the Jubilee Party leader. He was first elected in 2007 under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), but left the party in 2009, teaming up with Ruto to form the United Republican Party . Duale received his Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) from Garissa Primary School in 1981. He then enrolled in Garissa High School where he received his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in 1985, and later joined Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi for his Kenya Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (KACSE), which he completed in 1987. He enrolled in Moi University for his undergraduate studies in education before transferring to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology for his master's degree in business administration (MBA). In 1992, Duale began his teaching career as
170-702: 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
187-699: The 11th Parliament he was a member of the House Business and House Broadcasting Committees, while in the 12th Parliament he was a member of the House Business Committee. During his time as leader of the majority, Duale was the sponsor of an unsuccessful 2018 bill that would have reserved one in three seats in parliament for women. Early in his tenure as Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Duale officially deployed troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join an East African Community Joint Regional Force aiming to combat armed groups in
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#1732786928332204-533: 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
221-620: The position on 31 October 2022. He was dismissed on July 11, 2024 and then reinstated on July 19, 2024 in a different capacity as Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry. A former Member of the National Assembly for Garissa Township Constituency , Duale served as the Majority Leader of the National Assembly under the Jubilee Party in the 11th Parliament from 2013 to 2017 and in
238-566: The region. On 23 May 2024, Duale was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of President Ruto at the White House . In 2014, Duale argued that homosexuality in Kenya was "as serious as terrorism", but argued against stepping up legal sanctions on the grounds that the Kenyan constitution and the penal code were tough enough. Duale has
255-520: 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. Aden Bare Duale Aden Bare Duale EGH ( Somali : Aadan Barre Ducaale ) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of President William Ruto , having assumed
272-481: 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
289-584: 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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