Kitui West Constituency
Kitui West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County, which was established for the 1966 elections.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia | KANU | |
| 1969 | Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1984 | Kitili Maluki Mwendwa | KANU | By-election, One-party system. Mwendwa died in 1985 in traffic accident [2] |
| 1986 | Kyale Mwendwa | KANU | By-election, One-party system. |
| 1988 | Kyale Mwendwa | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa | KANU | |
| 1997 | Francis Nyenze | KANU | |
| 2002 | Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa | NARC | |
| 2007 | Charles Mutisya Nyamai | NARC | |
| 2013 | Francis Nyenze | WDM-K | |
| 2017 | Francis Nyenze | WDM-K | Nyenze died on December 6, 2017 barely three months after being sworn in for another term. He had battled colon cancer for almost a decade. |
| 2018 | Edith Vethi Nyenze | WDM-K | won by a landslide to succeed her Husband as 7th Member of Parliament for Kitui West and the second woman to represent the constituency after Nyiva Mwendwa. |
Wards
| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Kalimani / Matinyani / Mutulu | 8,215 | Kitui municipality |
| Kithumula / Kauma | 5,245 | Kitui municipality |
| Kanyangi / Kiseuni | 6,275 | Kitui county |
| Katutu / Mutanda | 4,395 | Kitui county |
| Kivani / Kauwi | 5,683 | Kitui county |
| Kwa-Vonza | 2,446 | Kitui county |
| Kwa Mutonga / Kathivo | 4,315 | Kitui county |
| Musengo / Usiani | 5,832 | Kitui county |
| Mutonguni / Kakeani | 8,672 | Kitui county |
| Yatta / Nthongoni | 7,240 | Kitui county |
| Total | 58,318 | |
| *September 2005.[3] | ||
References
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ David Throup & Charles Hornsby: Multi-party Politics in Kenya James Currey Publishers, 1998 ISBN 0-85255-804-X
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine