Runyenjes Constituency

Runyenjes
Constituency
Country	Kenya
County	Embu
Capital	Runyenjes
Largest Town	Runyenjes
Government
• Member Of Parliament	Eric Muchangi Karemba
Area
• Total	153.4 km2 (59.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	154,027
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)

Runyenjes Constituency is an electoral administrative unit in Kenya ^[1] that was established in 1988. With a population of 154,027 its the 2nd most populous constituency in Embu County.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Population
2009	142,364
2019	154,062

Distribution by gender

Gender	Population
Female	72,930
Male	69,970

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Wards

Ward	Male	Female	Total	Households
GATURI NORTH	11,923	12,475	24398	6410
KAGAARI SOUTH	10,223	10,203	20,426	5,170
CENTRAL	11,588	12,012	23,600	6,398
KAGAARI NORTH	12,126	12,826	24,952	6,599
KYENI NORTH	10,380	11,166	21,546	5,670
KYENI SOUTH	13,730	13,708	27,438	7,174

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Members of Parliament

Elections	MP [4]	Party	Notes
1988	Kamwithi Munyi	KANU	One-party system.
1992	Peter Njeru Ndwiga	DP
1997	Augustine Njeru Kathangu	Ford-Asili
2002	Martin Nyaga Wambora	NARC
2007	Cecily Mutitu Mbarire	PNU
2013	Cecily Mutitu Mbarire	TNA
2017	Eric Muchangi Njiru	Jubilee
2022	Eric Muchangi Njiru	UDA

References

1. "Electoral Wards". Embu County Government. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
2. "Gender". 2024.
3. "2019 Kenya Census". 2019.
4. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine