Kigumo Constituency

Kigumo
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Kigumo Constituency within Murang'a County
Murang'a County within Kenya
CountyMurang'a
Population136,921
Area244 km2 (94.2 sq mi)
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentJoseph Kamau Munyoro
Wards5

Kigumo Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of the seven districts of Muranga County. It was previously one of three constituencies in the former Maragua District, Central Province. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP Party Notes
1963Kariuki Karanja NjiiriKANUOne-party system
1963Jomo KenyattaKANUOne-party system
1969Munene J. F. C.KANUOne-party system
1974Njuguna MwangiKANUOne-party system
1979Njuguna MwangiKANUOne-party system
1983Francis Mwangi ThuoKANUOne-party system.
1988Francis Mwangi ThuoKANUOne-party system.
1992John B. Kirore MwauraFord-Asili
1997Onesmus Kihara MwangiDemocratic Party
2002Onesmus Kihara MwangiNARC
2007Jamleck Irungu KamauParty Of National

Unity(PNU)
2013 Jamleck Irungu Kamau The National Alliance (TNA)
2017Ruth Wangari Mwaniki Jubilee Party
2022 Joseph Kamau Munyoro United Democratic Alliance (UDA)

Wards

The constituency has four wards, all electing members for the Murang'a County Assembly.

Ward Registered Voters
Kangari22,170
Kigumo15,392
Kinyona18,701
Muthithi17,961
Kahumbu11,652
Total85,876
*September 2005,

References

  1. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  3. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Civic Elections Results (2002)[permanent dead link]