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Thika District is a former administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Thika. The district was adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district had a population of 645.713 .
In 2010, the district was eliminated and absorbed into Kiambu County.
The district was predominantly rural, but its urban population was soaring as Nairobi is growing rapidly. Kikuyu were the dominant tribe in the district.
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| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
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| Thika | Municipality | 88,265 | 82,665 |
| Ruiru | Municipality | 109,349 | 79,741 |
| Thika county | County | 448,099 | 5,968 |
| Total | - | 645,713 | 168,374 |
| * 1999 census. Source: | |||
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| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gatanga | 103,048 | 0 | ||
| Gatundu | 113,699 | 0 | Gatundu | |
| Kakuzi | 71,622 | 0 | ||
| Kamwangi (Gatundu north) | 99,460 | 0 | Kamwangi | |
| Ruiru (Juja) | 150,710 | 81,709 | Ruiru | |
| Thika municipality | 107,174 | 75,893 | Thika | |
| Total | 645,713 | 157,602 | ||
| * 1999 census. Sources: , , | ||||
The district had four constituencies:
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Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a, formerly referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Gikuyu, the largest ethnic group in Kenya. The county has a population of 1,056,640.
Thika is an industrial town and a major commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi), Northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is administratively in Kiambu County, the greater Thika area comprising such residential areas such as Bendor estate, Maporomoko, Thika Greens, Thika Golden Pearl, Bahati Ridge, Thika Sports Club, among others, are within Murang'a County. Thika has a population of 279,429 which is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area. Its elevation is approximately 1,631 metres (5,351 ft).
Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to the South, Machakos to the East, Murang'a to the North and North East, Nyandarua to the North West, and Nakuru to the West and has a population of 2,417,735.
Gatundu is a small town in Kiambu County of Kenya. It is known for the first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta who lived about three kilometres away from the town, as well as his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, now the 4th President of Kenya and former Member of Parliament representing Gatundu South Constituency. The town is located on a hill surrounded by many farms and residences.
The districts of Kenya were divided into 262 divisions (matarafa). Divisions of Kenya were further subdivided into locations. Today's counties of Kenya are based on the merging of some of the districts on this list and since the divisions are one level under the districts they are now the sub-counties. This is because Kenya recently changed its constitution and 47 Counties emerged. Here are the divisions listed below, by district :
Kandara is a town in Muranga County, Kenya. Kandara is located 10 kilometres south of Kigumo and 30 kilometres north of Thika. Kandara hosts a town council with a population of 28,840.
Clement Kungu Waibara is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya and was elected to represent the Gatundu North Constituency in the 2007 National Assembly of Kenya. He lost to Kigo Njenga during the 2013 elections. He came second during the elections behind Gatundu North MP Wanjiku Kibe whose illegality case still stands, and Kigo Njenga who came third. Waibara has been steadfast in his election case which he began in 2018, where he is challenging the incumbent Wanjiku Kibe for vying for the MP seat under a Constitutional breach. He is currently running his chain of businesses in Thika and Nairobi Town.
George Thuo was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to the Party of National Unity. In the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election he was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya to represent the Juja Constituency.
Kikuyu Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. From 1988 elections to 2002 elections it was known as Kabete Constituency. With the new demarcation of constituencies by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the constituency was split into two and now we have Kikuyu Constituency and Kabete Constituency. The Current Member of Parliament for Kikuyu Constituency is Hon. Anthony Kimani Ichung'wa who was elected on The National Alliance Party (TNA) ticket. He is also the Vice - Chairman of the Public Investments Committee, Member of the committee of Powers and Privileges and equally a Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives in parliament. Kikuyu Constituency borders Kabete, Limuru, Westlands and Dagoreti Constituencies. The constituency had its name changed to Kabete Constituency before 2007 General Elections and Later in 2012 during the review of boundaries by the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the constituency was split into two, thereby creating Kikuyu and Kabete constituencies Respectively.
Ol Donyo Sabuk, or Kyanzavi in Kamba, is both a mountain and an adjacent small town near Thika, Kenya. The town is located in Kyanzavi Division, Machakos County. William Northrup McMillan was the first white man to settle here, who had a major influence in the area.
Gatundu North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County, one of four in the former Thika District. The constituency has four wards, all of them are within Thika County council. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections. Previously it was part of the larger Gatundu Constituency.
Juja is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County, one of four in the former Thika District. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.
A list of happenings in 2010 in Kenya:
Ituru is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province. It is in Gatundu South constituency, Kiambu County. Proximate towns are Gatundu (south), Ruiru and Juja. Other villages neighbouring Ituru includes, Giathi, Gaithece, Gitundu, Itwiku, Muthurumbi, Giathi and Kagumoini.
Kamwangi is a settlement Kiambu County, Kenya, in the former Central Province.
Juja is a town in Kiambu County in Kenya. It is the home town for Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). It is also a constituency in Kiambu county, currently represented in parliament by Hon. George Koimburi following the demise of the late Hon. Francis Munyua Waititu. The MCA is Kalpesh Jayantilal Shah, who represents the people of Juja Ward at the County Government.
Local elections were held in Kiambu County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution, which was passed in a 2010 referendum, the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected.
Ng'enda ward is one of four wards in Gatundu South Constituency, Central Province, Kenya. It is neighbour to Juja and Ruiru on the east. It consists of several location i.e. Kahugu-ini, Ngenda, Kimunyu and Kiamwangi. Ngenda is home to first president of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta and other prominent businessmen. Ngenda has high urbanisation rate, evident by good roads linking to Thika superhighway, hospital like Ngenda and Gatundu hospital, shopping center like Kahuguini (kabe), Gathage, Karembu, and Kiamwangi.
Unaitas Sacco Society Limited, whose full name is Unaitas Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Limited, also Unaitas Sacco, is a savings and credit co-operative society (Sacco) in Kenya. Membership includes individuals, investment groups and small businesses. The Sacco has plans to transform into a commercial bank.
