Kangema Constituency is an electoral constituency in Muranga County, Kenya.
It encompasses Kangema township which is the headquarters of the newly created Murang'a North District. Murang'a North is a heavily populated district of the Central Province and it covers a vast portion of the Aberdare Ranges. The economic mainstay for Kangema is agriculture, most of the land being under Tea, Coffee, wattle and subsistence food crops. There is vibrant trade of consumer goods in the township and the adjacent towns of Gakira, Gitugu, Kiairathe Kanyenya-ini and Rwathia.
Nascent industry includes milk, tea and coffee processing factories. The area is well served by transport and communication infrastructure.
Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1963 | Julius Gikonyo Kiano | KANU | |
1966 | R. Mwangi Wanjagi | KANU | One-party system |
1969 | R. Mwangi Wanjagi | KANU | One-party system |
1974 | Joseph Kamotho | KANU | One-party system |
1979 | Joseph Kamotho | KANU | One-party system |
1983 | John Michuki | KANU | One-party system. |
1988 | Joseph Kamotho | KANU | One-party system. |
1992 | John Michuki | Ford-Asili | |
1997 | John Michuki | Ford-People | |
2002 | John Michuki | NARC | |
2007 | John Michuki | PNU | |
2012 | Tiras Nyingi Ngahu | TNA | By Election |
2017 | Muturi Kigano | (JP) | |
2022 | Peter Irungu Kihungi | UDA |
Location | Population* |
---|---|
Iyego | 17,843 |
Kanyenyaini | 16,489 |
Kiruri | 9,214 |
Muguru | 18,498 |
Rwathia | 18,558 |
Total | xxx |
*1999 census. [2] |
Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority |
---|---|---|
Gakira | 3,814 | Kangema town |
Iyego | 8,181 | Muranga county |
Kanyenyaini | 9,018 | Muranga county |
Kiairathe | 1,629 | Kangema town |
Kiruri | 4,977 | Muranga county |
Muringaini | 2,066 | Kangema town |
Rwathia | 9,230 | Muranga county |
Watuha | 2,789 | Kangema town |
Total | 41,704 | |
*September 2005. [3] |
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