Gatanga Constituency

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Gatanga Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies in Muranga County. The constituency has six wards(Kariara, Gatanga, Kihumbu-ini, Mugumo-ini,Ithanga,Kakuzi/Mitubiri).The constituency was established for the 1988 elections when the Kandara Constituency was split into two. Gatanga Constituency consists of Gatanga and Kakuzi administrative divisions, the latter was added in 2002. [1]

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Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [2] PartyNotes
1988 Joseph Mwaura Gachui KANU One-party system
1992 Josephat Mburu Wanyoike Ford-Asili
1997 David Wakairu Murathe SDP
2002 Peter Kenneth NARC
2007 Peter Kenneth PNU
2013 Humphrey Kimani Njuguna NARC
2017 Joseph Ngugi Nduati Jubilee Party
2022Wakili Edward Muriu United Democratic Alliance (UDA)

Wards

WardRegistered Voters
Gatanga 16,842
Ithanga 11,310
Kakuzi/Mitubiri15,291
Kariara 26,459
Mugumo-ini14,252
Kihumbu-ini 17,142
Total101,296
August 2022

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References

  1. "Gatanga Constituency website". Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  2. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine