Constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the Kenyan parliament. In accordance with article 89 of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one MP. List of constituencies in Kitui County
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Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. It lies between latitudes 0°10 South and 3°0 South and longitudes 37°50 East and 39°0 East. Kitui County shares its borders with seven counties; Tharaka-Nithi and Meru to the north, Embu to the northwest, Machakos and Makueni to the west, Tana River to the east and southeast, and Taita-Taveta to the south. The name Kitui means ‘a place where iron goods are made’.[6] The Kamba iron-smiths who settled in the county many years before the colonial period are the ones who named the area Kitui.
Administrative Units in Kitui County
There are eight sub counties, forty county assembly wards, one hundred and sixty seven locations and four hundred and eleven sub-locations.[11]
Further, the sub-counties are divided into smaller units called wards. There are 40 wards which are further divided into 247 villages.[12]
List of Administrative Sub-Counties in Kitui County
- Kitui West Sub-County
- Kitui Central Sub-County.
- Kitui Rural Sub-County.
- Kitui South Sub-County.
- Kitui East Sub-County.
- Mwingi North Sub-County.
- Mwingi West Sub-County.
- Mwingi Central Sub-County
List of all Electoral Constituencies in Kitui County
Kitui Central Constituency
Kitui Central Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections.
Kitui East Constituency
Kitui East Constituency, formerly Mutito Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. The constituency has seven wards, all electing Members of County Assembly for the Kitui County Assembly.
Kitui Rural Constituency
Kitui Rural Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established and gazetted in 2012 by the IEBC in readiness for the 2013 elections.
Kitui South Constituency
Kitui South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. At the 1988 and 1992 elections it was known as Mutomo Constituency. The constituency has six wards, all electing Members of County Assembly for the Kitui County Government.
Kitui West Constituency
Kitui West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County, which was established for the 1966 elections.
Mwingi Central Constituency
Mwingi Central is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County and includes the former constituency of Mwingi South[3]. Since 2017, Gideon Mutemi Mulyungi has represented the constituency in the National Assembly
Mwingi North Constituency
Mwingi North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County. It used to be one of two constituencies in Mwingi District. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.
The immediate former MP of Mwingi North MP was Kalonzo Musyoka, the former vice-president of Kenya. He had represented the Kitui North Constituency, which was split before the 1997 elections.
Mwingi West Constituency
Mwingi West is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County
Political Leadership
Charity Kaluki Ngilu is the governor and second to hold office after Julius Malombe and she is deputised by Gideon Nzau Wathe.[14][15]Enoch Kiio Wambua is the senator join office in 2017 after unseating the first senator David Musila. Irene Muthoni Kasalu is the women representative and second holder of this office after Nyiva Mwendwa.[18][19]
For Kitui County, the County Executive Committee comprises:-
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| The Governor | 1 |
| The Deputy Governor | 1 |
| The County Secretary | 1 |
| The CEC Members | 10 |
| Total | 13 |
