The most Honorable Doctor Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah E.G.H. (November 24, 1920 - April 10, 2008) was elected a member of the pre-independence Legislative Council(Legco) to represent the present-day Embu

Embu District

Embu District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Embu. The district has a population of 278,196 The district has two constituencies: Manyatta Constituency and Runyenjes Constituency.- External links :*...

, Mbeere

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...

, Kirinyaga

Kirinyaga District

Kirinyaga District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kerugoya. The district has a population of 457,105 and an area of 1,478 km² .The district has four constituencies:*Mwea Constituency...

 and Nyeri

Nyeri District

Nyeri District is a district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its headquarters is in Nyeri town. It has a population of 661,156 and an area of 3,356 km².The district is located on the southwest flank of Mount Kenya...

 districts in 1958. This came about in a by-election, caused by the creation of a new constituency, following negotiations with the British colonial government to increase the number of African representation.