Tigania West Constituency

Tigania West
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Tigania West Constituency within Meru County
Meru County within Kenya
CountyMeru
Population139,961[1]
Area399 km2 (154.1 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentJohn Kanyuithia Mutunga
Wards5

Tigania West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies of Meru County. The constituency has five wards, all of which elect Members of County Assembly (MCAs) for the Meru County Assembly. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.

It was one of four constituencies of the former Meru North District.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1997Benjamim R. NdubaiDP
2000Stephen MukanguKANUBy-election
2002Kilemi MwiriaNARC
2007Kilemi MwiriaPNU
2013David KarithiThe National Alliance
2017Dr. John K. Mutungajubilee

Kitheo location

Locations
Location Population*
Akithi39,407
Kianjai14,519
Kimachia12,157
Kiorimba4,489
Kitheo13,759
Mbeu16.753
Miathene13,260
Nkomo14,718
Totalx
1999 census.[3]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Akithi12,208
Kianjai9,555
Kitheo3,956
Mbeu6,093
Mituntu
Nkomo8,454
Total44,906
*September 2005.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. www.knbs.or.ke (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  4. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine