Rongai Constituency
| Rongai | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Rongai Constituency within Nakuru County | |
 Nakuru County within Kenya | |
| County | Nakuru |
| Population | 199906[1][2] |
| Area | 1,198 km2 (462.6 sq mi)[3] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | UDA |
| Member of Parliament | Paul Chebor |
| Wards | 5 |
Rongai Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eleven constituencies in Nakuru County. The constituency has eight wards, all electing Members of County Assembly (MCAs) for the Nakuru County Assembly. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections when it was carved out of Nakuru North Constituency (now Subukia Constituency).[4]
The constituency had a population of 199,906 according to the 2019[5] census.
The first Rongai MP, previously representing Nakuru North, is a brother-in-law of the then Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi.[4]
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988[6] | Eric Kibet Koras Bomett | KANU | One-party system. | |
| 1992[6] | William K. Komen | KANU | ||
| 1997[6] | Eric Toroitich Morogo | KANU | ||
| 2002[6] | Alicen Chelaite | NARC | Chelaite was also the first woman to serve as Mayor of Nakuru from 1996 to 1997.[7] | |
| 2007 | Luka Kigen | ODM | ||
| 2013 | Raymond Moi | KANU | Son of former President Daniel arap Moi and former First Lady Lena Moi | |
| 2017 | Raymond Moi | KANU | ||
| 2022 | Paul Mamba Chebor | UDA | United Democratic Alliance | |
Locations and wards
| Locations | |
| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Boror | 13,753 |
| Kampi ya Moto | 23,436 |
| Lenginet | 21,770 |
| Maji Tamu | 13,881 |
| Makongeni | 19,746 |
| Ngata | 17,910 |
| Rongai | 20,268 |
| Solai | 35,949 |
| Waseges | 29,722 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census.[8] | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Boror | 4,114 |
| Kampi ya Moto | 6,257 |
| Maji Tamu | 3,827 |
| Makongeni | 5,598 |
| Ngata | 5,194 |
| Rongai | 13,095 |
| Solai | 4,089 |
| Waseges | 8,688 |
| Total | 50,862 |
| *September 2005.[9] | |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ "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.
- 1 2 Daily Nation, June 3, 2002: An almost sure seat for the Opposition
- ↑ "Rongai (Subcounty, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- 1 2 3 4 Kihoro, Wanyiri (March 2007). Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 (PDF). Centre for Multiparty Democracy CMD-Kenya. OCLC 157025547. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2008.
- ↑ Kahenda, Mercy (2020-02-06). "Alicen Chelaite: How Moi's former househelp became MP". The Standard (Kenya). Archived from the original on 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine