South Mugirango Constituency

South Mugirango is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1992 elections.

It is one of three constituencies in Gucha District.

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1992Reuben OyondiKANU
1997Enoch Nyakieya MagaraFord-KMagara died in a car accident in 2001 [2]
2001James Omingo MagaraFord-KBy-elections
2002James Omingo MagaraFord-People
2007James Omingo MagaraODMThe High Court declared the seat vacant in December 2009 due to irregularities in the election [3]
2010Manson NyamweyaFord-PeopleBy-election [4]

manson nyamweya 2013-2017

Sylvanus osoro 2017-to date

Wards
Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local Authority
Bogetenga3,590Nyamarambe town
Boikanga East2,758Nyamarambe town
Boikanga West2,945Nyamarambe town
Bomonyara2,757Tabaka town
Borabu8,119Gucha County
Central / Ikoba3,425Tabaka town
Chitago3,664Gucha County
Getenga11,088Gucha County
Nyachenge1,110Tabaka town
Nyango / Kiburunga2,850Tabaka town
Nyansore4,662Nyamarambe town
Total46,968
*September 2005.[5]

References
  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Daily Telegraph, August 3, 2009: Dismissed minister shot dead in Kenya
  3. Daily Nation, December 17, 2009: Magara loses South Mugirango seat
  4. Daily Nation, June 11, 2010: Nyamweya wins South Mugirango poll
  5. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

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