Igembe South Constituency
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Igembe South Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of four constituencies of Meru North District
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It was known as Igembe Constituency before the 2007 elections.
Constituencies of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It is one of four constituencies of Meru North District
Meru North District
Meru North District is one of the seventy-one districts of Kenya, located in that country's Eastern Province. In 1992, it was split from the large Meru District, along with Meru Central District, Meru South District, and Tharaka District....
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It was known as Igembe Constituency before the 2007 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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| 1988 Kenyan general election, 1988 General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi... |
Joseph Mwenda Malebe | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system. |
| 1992 Kenyan general election, 1992 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province... |
Jackson Itirithia Kalweo | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 1997 Kenyan general election, 1997 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election... |
Jackson Itirithia Kalweo | KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 2002 | Raphael Muriungi | NARC National Rainbow Coalition The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:... |
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| 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007... |
Franklin Linturi Franklin Linturi Franklin Linturi is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Kenya African National Union and was elected to represent the Igembe South Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:... |
KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
Locations and wards
| Locations Locations of Kenya ||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is... |
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| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Akachiu | 8,430 |
| Antubeiga | 12,090 |
| Antubochiu | 6,210 |
| Athi | 8,218 |
| Athiru Gaiti | 9,679 |
| Giika | 4,315 |
| Kabuline | 8,216 |
| Kangeta Kangeta Kangeta is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.... |
10,553 |
| Kantihiari | 10,401 |
| Kanuni Kanuni Kanuni may refer to*The Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who is called Kanuni--the Law-giver.*A Turkish Motorcycle company*Kanun, an Albanian historical set of laws... |
7,662 |
| Kiegoi | 7,757 |
| Kiengu | 13,680 |
| Kiguru | 6,585 |
| Kindani | 4,399 |
| Kirimampio | 8,991 |
| Kithetu | 5,295 |
| Luluma | 6.840 |
| Makululu | 10,346 |
| Maua Maua Maua is a town in the Eastern Province of Kenya. It is the capital of Meru North District . Maua hosts a municipal council and headquarters Igembe Central, one of 15 administrative divisions in the district.... |
15,242 |
| Miori | 9,766 |
| Muringene | 12,433 |
| Nduguto | 5,920 |
| Nguyuyu | 11,806 |
| Njia | 18,904 |
| Nkinyanga | 7,285 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority Local authorities of Kenya Local authorities in Kenya are the bodies controlling local governance in Kenya.Kenya has four classes of local authorities: City, Municipality, Town and County council. Currently there are three authorities with city status: Nairobi, the national capital, Mombasa and Kisumu... |
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| Giteretu / Anchenge | 1,494 | Meru North County |
| Igembe East | 9,632 | Meru North County |
| Igembe South | 6,095 | Meru North County |
| Igembe South East | 5,542 | Meru North County |
| Igembe South West | 8,478 | Meru North County |
| Kangeta | 8,771 | Meru North County |
| Kiegoi | 6,009 | Meru North County |
| Njia | 9,879 | Meru North County |
| Mailo Tatu | 2,175 | Maua Maua Maua is a town in the Eastern Province of Kenya. It is the capital of Meru North District . Maua hosts a municipal council and headquarters Igembe Central, one of 15 administrative divisions in the district.... municipality |
| Maua East | 3,591 | Maua municipality |
| Maua North | 1,744 | Maua municipality |
| Maua South | 1,791 | Maua municipality |
| Stadium | 3,758 | Maua municipality |
| Total | 68,959 | |