Mbeere South Constituency

Mbeere South is an electoral constituency in Embu County, Kenya. It used to be known Gachoka Constituency, one of two constituencies of the former Mbeere District. It has seven wards, all of which elected councillors for the Mbeere County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

The constituency's Member of Parliament is Mutava Musyimi, who has been serving since the 2007 General Election. Mr Musyimi quit his long term position as Secretary General to the National Council of Churches of Kenya to join politics and run against Joseph Nyagah.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1988Jeremiah NyagahKANUOne-party system.
1992Norman NyagahDP
1997Joseph NyagahKANU
2002Joseph NyagahNARC
2007Mutava MusyimiPNU

Locations and wards

Locations
Location Population*
Karaba18,544
Kiambere12,698
Kianjiru20,506
Makima15,062
Mavuria20,134
Mbeti South16,087
Riakanau14,181
Totalx
1999 census.[2]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Karaba7,779
Kiambere4,356
Kianjiru6,790
Makima5,643
Mavuria7,828
Mbeti South7,302
Riakanau5,468
Total45,166
*September 2005.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

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