Mbeere South Constituency
Mbeere South is an electoral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jeremiah Nyagah | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Norman Nyagah | DP | |
| 1997 | Joseph Nyagah | KANU | |
| 2002 | Joseph Nyagah | NARC | |
| 2007 | Mutava Musyimi | PNU |
Locations and wards
| Locations | |
| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Karaba | 18,544 |
| Kiambere | 12,698 |
| Kianjiru | 20,506 |
| Makima | 15,062 |
| Mavuria | 20,134 |
| Mbeti South | 16,087 |
| Riakanau | 14,181 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census.[2] | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Karaba | 7,779 |
| Kiambere | 4,356 |
| Kianjiru | 6,790 |
| Makima | 5,643 |
| Mavuria | 7,828 |
| Mbeti South | 7,302 |
| Riakanau | 5,468 |
| Total | 45,166 |
| *September 2005.[3]
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References
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine