Igembe North Constituency

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Igembe North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies of Meru County. The constituency has seven wards, all of which elect councillors for the Nyambene County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It was known as Ntonyiri Constituency before the 2007 elections.

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Igembe North was one of four constituencies of the former Meru North District. The current Igembe North MP is Julius Taitumu.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
1988 Joseph Muturia [1] KANU One-party system.
1992 Richard Maore Maoka [1] DP
1997 Richard Maore Maoka [1] DP
2002 Richard Maore Maoka [1] KANU
2007 Ntoitha M'mithiaru PNU
2012 Joseph M'eruaki [2] TNA
2017Richard Maore JP
2022Julius Taitumu M'anaiba http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/hon-taitumu-julius-manaiba UDA

2020 Kenyan general election Julius Taitumu is the elect Igembe North MP His political party is the United Democratic Alliance [UDA] Ref {citizens}

Locations and wards

Locations
LocationPopulation*
Akirang'ondu 30,915
Antubetwe Kiongo 8,992
Antuambui 32,287
Kabachi 41,149
Kawiru 19,978
Luciati 20,374
Naathu 28,863
Ntunene 17,516
Totalx
1999 census. [3]
Wards
WardRegistered Voters
Akirang'ondu7,616
Antuabetwe Kiongo7,300
Antuambui7,984
Amwathi https://kenyayote.com/iebc-meru-county-registered-voters-constituency-wards/ 9,000
Naathu7,162
Ntunene5,174
Total52,824
*September 2005. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Parliament of Kenya - Hon. Maoka, Richard Maore" . Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6) [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine