Kirinyaga Central Constituency

Kirinyaga Central Constituency, formerly known as Kerugoya/Kutus Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kirinyaga County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1997John Matere KeririDemocratic Party
2002Daniel KarabaNARC
2007John Ngata KariukiFord-AsiliKariuki lost his seat in October 2010 following a court petition [2]
2011Joseph GitariPNUBy-election.[3]
2013Joseph Gachoki GitariTNA
2017John Munene WambuguJubilee

Wards
Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local authority
Kerugoya Central6,474Kerugoya/Kutus municipality
Kerugoya North3,051Kerugoya/Kutus municipality
Nduini3,501Kerugoya/Kutus municipality
Inoi9,683Kirinyaga county
Kanyeki-ine10,080Kirinyaga county
Kerugoya South4,728Kirinyaga county
Muruana8,280Kirinyaga county
Mutira12,475Kirinyaga county
Total58,272
*September 2005,[4][5]

References
  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. Daily Nation, October 22, 2010: Kenya MP loses seat in poll petition
  3. Daily Nation, Feb 16, 2011: PNU’s Gitari wins Kirinyaga poll
  4. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Civic Elections Results (2002)

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