Kirinyaga Central Constituency
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Kirinyaga Central Constituency, formerly known as Kerugoya/Kutus Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of four constituencies in Kirinyaga District
, Central Province
. The constituency was established for the 1997 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 in Kirinyaga District
Kirinyaga District
Kirinyaga District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kerugoya. The district has a population of 457,105 and an area of 1,478 km² .The district has four constituencies:*Mwea Constituency...
, Central Province
Central Province (Kenya)
Kenya's Central Province covers an area of 13,191 km² and is located to north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya. The province had 4,383,743 inhabitants according to the 2009 census...
. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
John Matere Keriri | Democratic Party Democratic Party (Kenya) The Democratic Party is a conservative political party in Kenya.At the last legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the party was a partner in the National Rainbow Coalition, that won 56.1% of the popular vote and 125 out of 210 elected seats. The party itself took 36 of these seats... |
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| 2002 | Daniel Karaba | 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... |
John Ngata Kariuki John Ngata Kariuki John Ngata Kariuki is a Kenyan politician and businessman.He is the executive director of Sarova Hotels. In 2000, he founded the Ngata Children's Home in Kirinyaga... |
Ford-Asili Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Asili The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Asili is a political party in Kenya. It is commonly known as FORD-Asili. Asili means 'original' in SwahiliFORD-Asili has its origins in the original Forum for the Restoration of Democracy... |
Kariuki lost his seat in October 2010 following a court petition |
| 2011 | Joseph Gitari | PNU Party of National Unity (Kenya) Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections... |
By-election . |
Wards
| 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... |
|---|---|---|
| Kerugoya Central | 6,474 | Kerugoya Kerugoya Kerugoya is a town in Kenya. It is the capital of Kirinyaga District of Central Province. Kerugoya is located 10 kilometres east of Karatina and 40 kilometres west of Embu.... /Kutus municipality |
| Kerugoya North | 3,051 | Kerugoya/Kutus municipality |
| Nduini | 3,501 | Kerugoya/Kutus municipality |
| Inoi | 9,683 | Kirinyaga county |
| Kanyeki-ine | 10,080 | Kirinyaga county |
| Kerugoya South | 4,728 | Kirinyaga county |
| Muruana | 8,280 | Kirinyaga county |
| Mutira | 12,475 | Kirinyaga county |
| Total | 58,272 | |