Gachoka Constituency
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Gachoka Constituency is an electoral constituency
in Kenya
. It is one of two constituencies of Mbeere District
. It has seven wards, all of which elect councillors for the Mbeere County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Gachoka's current Member of Parliament is Mutava Musyimi
, who has been serving since the 2007 General Election. Mr Musyimi quit his long term position as Secretary General to the National Council of Churches of Kenya
to join politics and run against Joseph Nyagah
.
Constituencies of Kenya
Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of the Kenyan parliament. Currently there are 210 constituencies in Kenya. However, following the promulgation of the new constitution, the number of constituencies are to be increased to 290...
in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. It is one of two constituencies of Mbeere District
Mbeere District
Mbeere District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Siakago. The district has a population of 170,950 and an area of 2,093 km². The district was split from Embu District in 1996...
. It has seven wards, all of which elect councillors for the Mbeere County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.
Gachoka's current Member of Parliament is Mutava Musyimi
Mutava Musyimi
Mutava Musyimi is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Gachoka Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-Early Life & Family:...
, who has been serving since the 2007 General Election. Mr Musyimi quit his long term position as Secretary General to the National Council of Churches of Kenya
National Council of Churches of Kenya
The National Council of Churches of Kenya , is a fellowship of Protestant churches and Christian organisations registered in Kenya...
to join politics and run against Joseph Nyagah
Joseph Nyagah
Joseph Nyagah is a Kenyan politician and is currently the Minister of Cooperative Development and Marketing in Kenya's grand coalition government....
.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Kenyan general election, 1988 General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At time the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi... |
Jeremiah Nyagah Jeremiah Nyagah The most Honorable Doctor Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah E.G.H. was elected a member of the pre-independence Legislative Council to represent the present-day Embu, Mbeere, Kirinyaga and Nyeri districts in 1958... |
KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
One-party system. |
| 1992 Kenyan general election, 1992 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1992. Although they were the first multi-party elections since independence, the results were marred by allegations of ballot-box stuffing, and targeted ethnic violence in the Rift Valley Province... |
Norman Nyagah Norman Nyagah Norman Nyagah is son of Jeremiah Nyagah and member of Kenyan parliament. He was also the chief whip in parliament and he has represented Gachoka Constituency and formerly Kamukunji Constituency for the National Rainbow Coalition party... |
DP Democratic Party (Kenya) The Democratic Party is a conservative political party in Kenya.At the last legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the party was a partner in the National Rainbow Coalition, that won 56.1% of the popular vote and 125 out of 210 elected seats. The party itself took 36 of these seats... |
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| 1997 Kenyan general election, 1997 General elections were held in Kenya on 29 December 1997. The result was a victory for the ruling Kenya African National Union, which won 107 of the 210 seats in the National Assembly, and whose candidate Daniel arap Moi won the presidential election... |
Joseph Nyagah Joseph Nyagah Joseph Nyagah is a Kenyan politician and is currently the Minister of Cooperative Development and Marketing in Kenya's grand coalition government.... |
KANU Kenya African National Union The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002... |
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| 2002 | Joseph Nyagah Joseph Nyagah Joseph Nyagah is a Kenyan politician and is currently the Minister of Cooperative Development and Marketing in Kenya's grand coalition government.... |
NARC National Rainbow Coalition The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:... |
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| 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007... |
Mutava Musyimi Mutava Musyimi Mutava Musyimi is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Gachoka Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-Early Life & Family:... |
PNU Party of National Unity (Kenya) Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections... |
Locations and wards
| Locations Locations of Kenya ||Locations are a type of administrative region in Kenya. Location are a fourth level subdivision below Provinces, Districts and Divisions. Locations are further subdivided into Sub-locations . As of 1999 census there were 2,427 locations and 6,612 sublocations in Kenya .Each division in Kenya is... |
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| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Karaba Karaba Karaba is a town in the Fara Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The town has a total population of 1,126.-External links:*... |
18,544 |
| Kiambere Kiambere Kiambere is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.... |
12,698 |
| Kianjiru Kianjiru Kianjiru is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province.... |
20,506 |
| Makima | 15,062 |
| Mavuria Mavuria Mavuria is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province.... |
20,134 |
| Mbeti South | 16,087 |
| Riakanau | 14,181 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census . | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Karaba | 7,779 |
| Kiambere | 4,356 |
| Kianjiru | 6,790 |
| Makima | 5,643 |
| Mavuria | 7,828 |
| Mbeti South | 7,302 |
| Riakanau | 5,468 |
| Total | 45,166 |