Kinangop Constituency

Kinangop
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Kinangop Constituency within Nyandarua County
Nyandarua County within Kenya
CountyNyandarua
Population111,410
Area294 km2 (113.5 sq mi)
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyJP
Member of ParliamentZachary Thuku Kwenya
Wards8

Kinangop Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Nyandarua County. The constituency has five wards, all of which elect Members of County Assembly (MCA's) for the Nyandarua County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

It is not to be confused with Kinango Constituency located in Kwale County.

Main ethnic group: Kikuyu

Main economic activity: Agriculture (Dairy and crop farming)

Main crops: Irish potatoes, Cabbages, Carrots, Fruits, Kales, Wheat, Barley

Main dairy companies: KCC, Tuzo, Brookside, Kinangop dairies and other small dairy companies

Members of Parliament

Elections MP Party Notes
1983 Kabingu Wa Muregi KANU One-party System
1988Josiah Munyua KimemiaKANUOne-party system.
1992Mary WanjiruFord-Asili
1997Mwangi K.WaithakaFord-People
2002Mwangi K.WaithakaNARC
2007David Mwaniki NgugiSisi Kwa Sisi
2013Stephen Mburu (k.k)TNA
2017Zachary Kwenya ThukuJubilee Alliance Party
2022 Zachary Kwenya Thuku Jubilee Alliance Party

Wards

Ward Number Ward Population (2009 Census) Registered Voters (2012) Area (Sq. KM)
0441 Engineer 26,97711,748 118.80
0448 Magumu 25,63810,530 53.80
0445 Njabini 20,6659,288 98.90
0442 Gathara 26,65613,177 109.90
0444 Murungaru 26,920 12,572 164.80
0443 North Kinangop 20,898 8,388 134.70
0447 Githabai 19,485 8,502 107.70
0446 Nyakio 25,14011,360 146.10
Total 192,37985,563 934.7

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. ↑ Kamau Wanjiru
  3. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Constituency Information". www.infotrackea.co.ke. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Constituency Information". Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-14.