Nithi Constituency
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Nithi Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is the only constituency in Meru South District
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is among the few constituencies in Kenya that have embraced technology. More information on the constituency can be viewed on the constituencies official website
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...
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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 the only constituency in Meru South District
Meru South District
Meru South 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 North District, and Tharaka District....
. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It is among the few constituencies in Kenya that have embraced technology. More information on the constituency can be viewed on the constituencies official website
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Philip Nyagah | 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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| 1969 Kenyan general election, 1969 General elections were held in Kenya on 6 December 1969, the first since independence in 1963. The country had become a de facto one-party state after President Jomo Kenyatta had banned the Kenya African People's Union on 30 October, with Kenyatta's Kenya African National Union being the sole party... |
Njue Mutua | 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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| 1974 Kenyan general election, 1974 General elections were held in Kenya on 14 October 1974. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 740 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with 88 incumbents defeated.... |
Bernard Mate Bernard Mate Bernard Mate was a Kenyan politician and one of the first group of black Africans to be elected to Legco, the then governing body in the British Colony of Kenya, representing Central... |
KANU | |
| 1979 Kenyan general election, 1979 General elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1979. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. 742 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with more than half of the... |
Dr. James Kanyama | KANU | |
| 1989 | Njue Mutua( Kibanga) | 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... |
B. Njoka Mutani | 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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| 2000 | Eustace Mbuba M. Nthiga | 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... |
By-election |
| 2002 | Petkay Shen M’Nkiria | 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... |
Japhet Kareke Mbiuki Japhet Kareke Mbiuki Mbiuki Japhet Kareke is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Kenya African National Union and was elected to represent the Nithi 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* |
|---|---|
| Chogoria Chogoria Chogoria is a town located in Mwimbi Division of Meru South District in the Eastern Province of Kenya. It is located roughly 140 Miles from Nairobi. It is connected to the rest of the country by the all-weather, tarmacked Meru-Embu road. The closest town to Chogoria is Chuka, the District... |
18,515 |
| Ganga | 19,520 |
| Gitareni | 9,742 |
| Gitinje | 12,025 |
| Itungururu | 3,365 |
| Kabuboni | 5,310 |
| Kajuki | 7,562 |
| Kamaindi | 3,124 |
| Kamwimbi | 5,495 |
| Karingani | 19,182 |
| Kiang'ondu | 15,040 |
| Kiera | 11,178 |
| Kithangani | 4,539 |
| Maara Määra Määra is a village in Padise Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.... |
13,728 |
| Makuuni | 9,571 |
| Mitheru | 17,421 |
| Mugwe | 11,653 |
| Muiru | 5,866 |
| Murugi | 16,482 |
| Muthambi | 9,464 |
| Mutino | 9,198 |
| Mwonge | 7,203 |
| Rubate | 4,604 |
| Thuita | 13,672 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | |
|---|---|---|
| Chogoria | 4,719 | Chogoria Chogoria Chogoria is a town located in Mwimbi Division of Meru South District in the Eastern Province of Kenya. It is located roughly 140 Miles from Nairobi. It is connected to the rest of the country by the all-weather, tarmacked Meru-Embu road. The closest town to Chogoria is Chuka, the District... town |
| Kiraro | 3,571 | Chogoria town |
| Murugi East | 3,890 | Chogoria town |
| Murugi West | 3,591 | Chogoria town |
| Chuka east | 3,575 | Chuka Chuka, Kenya Chuka is a town in Meru South District of Kenya about 70Km South Of Meru Town. It falls within Eastern Province and the people of the area are Kimeru speaking. It is on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya.... municipality |
| Kiang'ondu | 6,572 | Chuka municipality |
| Mugirirwa East | 2,517 | Chuka municipality |
| Mugirirwa West | 2,449 | Chuka municipality |
| Muiru East | 1,770 | Chuka municipality |
| Ganga | 8,155 | Meru South county |
| Gitarene | 3,708 | Meru South county |
| Kajuki | 5,965 | Meru South county |
| Kamwimbi | 3,512 | Meru South county |
| Kiera | 10,309 | Meru South county |
| Kithangani / Mariani | 3,628 | Meru South county |
| Magumoni | 9,667 | Meru South county |
| Mitheru | 7,212 | Meru South county |
| Muiru West | 2,279 | Meru South county |
| Muthambi | 9,035 | Meru South county |
| Mwonge | 7,762 | Meru South county |
| Total | 103,886 | |