Othaya Constituency

Othaya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Nyeri County. Othaya Constituency comprises Othaya division of Nyeri County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.

Othaya is the main town located in this constituency. Mwai Kibaki, the former president of Kenya, has been the Othaya MP since 1974. Earlier he had been the MP of Doonholm Constituency (now Makadara).

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1966Joseph P. MathengeKANUOne-party system
1969Kega MuthuaKANUOne-party system
1974Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system
1979Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system
1983Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system.
1988Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system.
1992Mwai KibakiDemocratic Party
1997Mwai KibakiDemocratic Party
2002Mwai KibakiNARC / DP
2007Mwai KibakiPNU
2013Mary WambuiTNA

Locations and wards
Locations
Location Population[2]
Chinga22,697
Iria-Ini25,755
Karima20,649
Mahiga24,276
Total93,377
Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local authority
Kanyange1,162Othaya town
Kianganda1,962Othaya town
Nduye River2,727Othaya town
Nyamari3,464Othaya town
Thuti2,322Othaya town
Chinga12,758Nyeri County
Iria-Ini8,020Nyeri County
Karima6,097Nyeri County
Mahiga7,585Nyeri County
Mumwe5,691Nyeri County
Total51,788
*September 2005,[3][4]

References
  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  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. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Civic Elections Results (2002)

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