Machakos Town Constituency

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Machakos Town Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Machakos County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotes
1988 John Kyalo KANU One-party system.
1992 John Kyalo KANU
1995 Alphonce Mbinda Musyoki KANU By-elections
1997 Jonesmus Mwanza Kikuyu SDP
2002 Fredrick Mwanzia Daudi NARC
2007 Victor Munyaka [2] ODM-Kenya
2013 Victor Munyaka [2] CCU
2017 Victor Munyaka [2] Jubilee
2022Caleb MutisoChap Chap

Locations

Locations
LocationPopulation [3]
Kalama 21,702
Katheka Kai 17,485
Kiima-Kimwe 22,741
Kimutwa 17,265
Kola 14,567
Lumbwa 13,609
Masaku 19,980
Mua Hills 8,579
Mumbuni 49,802
Muvuti 12,156
Mutituni 14,300
Ngelani 11,989
Totalx
Wards
WardRegistered Voters County Assembly
Kalama16,098 Machakos
Mua13,992 Machakos
Mutituni13,453 Machakos
Kiima-Kimwe / Muvuti16,057 Machakos
Machakos Central27,204 Machakos
Mumbuni North12,640 Machakos
Kola10,433 Machakos
Total109,877
* June 2017. [4]

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References

  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 "Parliament of Kenya - Hon. Munyaka, Victor Kioko". Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6) [ permanent dead link ]
  4. "REGISTERED VOTERS PER CAW FOR 2017 GENERAL ELECTION" (xlsx).