Kibwezi Constituency
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Kibwezi Constitency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of five constituencies in Makueni County
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
The towns of Kibwezi
, Makindu
and Mtito Andei
are located within this constituency.
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 five constituencies in Makueni County
Makueni County
Makueni County is one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya established under the new Constitution of Kenya that was promulgated on the 27th August 2010...
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
The towns of Kibwezi
Kibwezi
Kibwezi is a town in Makueni District, Eastern Province, Kenya.Kibwezi town is the headquarters of Kibwezi division, one of 15 administrative divisions in Makueni District. The division has a population of 80,236, of whom 4,695 are classified urban. The division has four locations: Kikumbulyu,...
, Makindu
Makindu
-Location:The town is located on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, in Makueni District, Eastern Province, in southeastern Kenya on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania....
and Mtito Andei
Mtito Andei
-Location:The town is located in Makueni District, Eastern Province, in the country's southeastern part on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania. Its location lies approximately , by road, southeast of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest city in that...
are located within this constituency.
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... |
Agnes Mutindi Ndetei | 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... |
Agnes Mutindi Ndetei | 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... |
Onesmus Mutinda Mboko | SDP | |
| 2002 | Richard Kalembe Ndile | 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... |
Philip Kaloki Philip Kaloki Philip Kaloki is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent the Kibwezi Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:... |
ODM-Kenya |
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* |
|---|---|
| Chyulu Hills Nat. Park Chyulu Hills Chyulu Hills is a mountain range in eastern Kenya. It forms a 100 kilometre long volcanic field in elongated NW-SE direction. Its highest peak is 2188 metres high.- Geography :... |
2 |
| Kambu | 11.642 |
| Kiboko | 9,933 |
| Kikumbulyu | 41,223 |
| Kinyambu | 8,370 |
| Makindu Makindu -Location:The town is located on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, in Makueni District, Eastern Province, in southeastern Kenya on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania.... |
18,410 |
| Masongaleni | 24,283 |
| Mtito Andei Mtito Andei -Location:The town is located in Makueni District, Eastern Province, in the country's southeastern part on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania. Its location lies approximately , by road, southeast of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest city in that... |
24,368 |
| Ngwata | 11,797 |
| Nguumo | 25,189 |
| Nthongoni | 19,777 |
| Nzambani | 13,513 |
| Tsavo West Tsavo West National Park Tsavo West National Park is located in the Coast Province of Kenya. The park covers an area of 9,065 square kilometres. The A109 road Nairobi-Mombasa and a railway divides the park into east and west... |
12 |
| Twaandu Twaandu Twaandu is a settlement in Makueni District, Eastern Province, Kenya.Administratively, it is location in Makindu division of Makueni District . It is part of Twaandu/Kiboko ward of Kibwezi Constituency and Makueni County Council .... |
7,658 |
| Utithi | 24,534 |
| Total | x |
| 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... |
|---|---|---|
| Ivingoni / Mang'elete | 3,044 | Mtito Andei town |
| Kambu | 1,808 | Mtito Andei town |
| Kathekani / Darajani Darajani Darajani is a small town in central Kenya.... |
2,839 | Mtito Andei town |
| Mtito Andei | 2,052 | Mtito Andei town |
| Kikumbulyu | 12,427 | Makueni County |
| Kinyambu | 10,742 | Makueni County |
| Makindu | 13,711 | Makueni County |
| Masongaleni | 5,932 | Makueni County |
| Mtito Andei East | 7,711 | Makueni County |
| Mtito Andei West | 3,559 | Makueni County |
| Twaandu / Kiboko | 5,475 | Makueni County |
| Total | 69,300 | |