Runyenjes Constituency
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Runyenjes Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of two constituencies of Embu District
. The constituency was established for the 1988 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 two constituencies of Embu District
Embu District
Embu District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196 The district has two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.- External links :*...
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Kamwithi Munyi | 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... |
Peter Njeru Ndwiga | DP 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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| 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... |
Augustine Njeru Kathangu | 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... |
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| 2002 | Martin Nyaga Wambora | 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... |
Cecily Mutitu Mbarire Cecily Mutitu Mbarire Cecily Mutitu Mbarire, born on December 26, 1972, is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Runyenjes Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.... |
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... |
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* |
|---|---|
| Gaturi North | 13,800 |
| Kagaari Kagaari Kagaari is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.... North |
27,718 |
| Kagaari South | 18,800 |
| Karurumo Karurumo Karurumo is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.... |
13,443 |
| Kyeni North | 23,128 |
| Kyeni South | 17,928 |
| Makengi | 12,933 |
| Mount Kenya Mount Kenya Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian , Nelion and Point Lenana . Mount Kenya is located in central Kenya, just south of the equator, around north-northeast of the capital Nairobi... |
374 |
| Runyenjes Town | 25,903 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | |
|---|---|---|
| Gichera Gichera Gichera is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.... |
3,231 | Runyenjes municipality |
| Kyeni Urban | 9,873 | Runyenjes municipality |
| Nthagaiya | 4,644 | Runyenjes municipality |
| Runyenjes Central | 11,869 | Runyenjes municipality |
| Gaturi North | 10,952 | Embu county |
| Kagaari North | 12,893 | Embu county |
| Karurumo / Kigumo | 8,938 | Embu county |
| Kyeni North | 4,699 | Embu county |
| Total | 67,099 | |