West Mugirango Constituency

West Mugirango
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyNyamira County
Current constituency
Created1966
Created fromNorth Mugirango

West Mugirango Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Nyamira County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections from what was the larger North Mugirango Constituency. Its economy relies on agriculture and therefore good roads to transport goods.[1]

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [2] Party Notes
1966Thomas Mong'areKANUOne-party system
1966Joseph OseroKANUBy-election. One-party system
1969Joseph MoraraKANUOne-party system
1970Benson Kegoro OgeroKANUBy-election. One-party system
1974Sospeter MagetoKANUOne-party system
1979Benson OgeroKANUOne-party system
1983David OnyanchaKANUOne-party system.
1988David OnyanchaKANUOne-party system.
1992Henry ObwochaFord-Kenyamulti-party system
1997Henry ObwochaFord-Kenyamulti-party system
2002Henry ObwochaFord-Peoplemulti-party system
2007James Ondicho GesamiODMmulti-party system
2013James Ondicho GesamiODMmulti-party system
2017Vincent MogakaFORD-Kmulti-party system
2022Stephen MogakaJubilee Partymulti-party system

Wards

Prior to 2013, West Mugirango Constituency had twelve wards: Kebirigo, Nyamira, Rangenyo, Sironga, part of Bogichora, part of Bonyamatuta, Gesiaga, Keera, Miruka-Nyamaiya, Motagara and Sironga.[3] However, ward boundaries and some of the names were revised to five, namely: Bogichora, Bonyamatuta, Bosamaro, Nyamaiya and Township.[4]

Nyamira South Sub-county

Nyamira South Sub-county shares common boundaries with West Mugirango Constituency. The sub-county is headed by the Deputy County Commissioner under the Ministry of Interior and National Government.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Group |SMG, Stateupdate Media (2025-04-08). "Quality Over Compromise: MP Stephen Mogaka Demands Top Standards for West Mugirango Roads - STATE UPDATE". Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  2. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  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. ↑ "COUNTY WARDS". County Assembly of Nyamira. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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