Gatanga Constituency

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Gatanga
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Gatanga Constituency within Murang'a County
Murang'a County within Kenya
CountyMurang'a
Population187989[1][2]
Area531 km2 (205.0 sq mi)[3]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentEdward Muriu
Wards6

Gatanga Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya and is one of the 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.[4]

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [5] Party Notes
1988Joseph Mwaura GachuiKANUOne-party system
1992Josephat Mburu WanyoikeFord-Asili
1997David Wakairu MuratheSDP
2002Peter KennethNARC
2007Peter KennethPNU
2013Humphrey Kimani NjugunaNARC
2017 Joseph Ngugi Nduati Jubilee Party
2022 Wakili Edward Muriu United Democratic Alliance (UDA)

Wards

Ward Registered Voters
Gatanga 16,842
Ithanga 11,310
Kakuzi/Mitubiri 15,291
Kariara 26,459
Mugumo-ini 14,252
Kihumbu-ini 17,142
Total 101,296
August 2022

References

  1. "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  4. "Gatanga Constituency website". Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  5. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine