Kipipiri Constituency

Kipipiri
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Kipipiri Constituency within Nyandarua County
Nyandarua County within Kenya
CountyNyandarua
Population93855[1][2]
Area456 km2 (176.1 sq mi)[3]
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentMuhia Wanjiku
Wards4

Kipipiri Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Nyandarua County. The constituency has four wards, all of which elect MCAs for the Nyandarua County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections and borders Olkalou, Kinangop and Gilgil Constituencies. The inhabitants of the constituency are largely of Kikuyu extraction. Its biggest town is Miharati, which acts as the subcounty headquarters. The constituency is largely poor, with a poverty index of below the national average. The main activity for the residents is farming, with cabbages, Irish potatoes, milk, carrots, and onions being the main products. It has poor roads, and receives rainfall for a large part of the year, save for the lower areas bordering Gilgil that are dry.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP[4] Party Notes
1988 James Kabingu Muregi KANU One-party system.
1992 Laban Muchemi Ford Asili
1995 Githiomi Mwangi DP By-elections
1997 Githiomi Mwangi DP
2002 Amos Kimunya NARC
2007 Amos Kimunya PNU
2013 Samuel Gichigi APK
2017 Amos Kimunya JAP
2022 Wanjiku Muhia UDA

Wards

Ward Registered Voters
Geta 8,599
Kipiriri 12,589
Githioro 8,018
Wanjohi 13,911
Total 37,117
*September 2005.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. ^ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  4. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine