Yatta Constituency

Yatta
constituency for the Parliament of Kenya
Yatta Constituency within Machakos County
Machakos County within Kenya
County	Machakos
Population	172,583 [1]
Area	1,062 km2 (410.0 sq mi) [1]
Current constituency
Number of members	1
Party	Wiper
Member of Parliament	Robert Basil Ngui
Wards	5

Yatta Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of 8 constituencies in Machakos County. The constituency was established for the 1945 elections. Yatta residents elect a young energetic politician Hon. Robert Basil.

Members of Parliament

Elections	MP [2]	Party	Notes
1963	Gideon Munyao Mutiso	APP
1969	Gideon Munyao Mutiso	KANU	One-party system
1974	Simon Kitheka Kiilu	KANU	One-party system
1979	Richard Matheka Kakoi	KANU	One-party system
1988	Gideon Munyao Mutiso	KANU	One-party system.
1992	Gideon Munyao Mutiso	KANU
1997	Francis P. Wambua(Kyole)	SDP
2002	James Philip Mutiso	NARC	Mutiso died due to flash floods in 2003 [3]
2003	Charles Mutavi Kilonzo	NARC	By-election
2007	Charles Mutavi Kilonzo	ODM-Kenya
2013	Francis Mwangangi Kilonzo	Muungano
2017	Charles Mutavi Kilonzo	Independent
2022	Hon. Robert Basil	Wiper Party

Locations and wards

Locations
Location	Population [4]
Ikombe	18,062
Katangi	10,972
Kinyaata	18,635
Kithimani	25,974
Kyua	11,950
Matuu	27,794
Mavoloni	17,446
Ndalani	22,152
Total	152,985

Wards
Ward	Registered Voters	County Assembly
Kithimani	4,549	Machakos County Assembly
Matuu		Machakos County Assembly
Ikombe	6,693	Machakos County Assembly
Katangi	7,411	Machakos County Assembly
Ndalani	8,072	Masaku county
Total	53,045
*September 2005. [5]

References

1. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
3. BBC News, May 5, 2003: Floods leave Nairobi dry
4. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6) ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency

External links

• Map of the constituency ^{[ permanent dead link ]}