Kinangop Constituency

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.

See the constituency website for more information:- www.kinangopconstituency.com

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

Main ethnic group: Kikukyu

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[1]

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [2] Party Notes
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
-Zachary Kwenya ThukuJubilee Alliance Party

Wards[3]
Motorcycle in North Kinangop Ward on a rainy day
Ward Number Ward Population (2009 Census) Registered Voters (2012) Area (Sq. KM)
0441 Engineer 26,97711,748 118.80
0448 Magumu 10,530 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 25,63885,563 934.7

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

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