Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kerugoya and its largest town is Wanguru. List of Registered Voters in Kirinyaga County for the 2013 General Elections. In 2019, the county had a population of 610,411 and an area of 1,478.1 km2. The county is bordered to the east and south by Embu County, to the south by a tiny part of Machakos County, to the southwest by Murang’a County and to the northwest by Nyeri County.
Kirinyaga county lies between 1158 and 5199 meters above sea level; its highest point is the summit of Mount Kenya.
Since the 2010 Constitution Kirinyaga County was led by Governor {Joseph Ndathi} from 2013-2017 then Anne Waiguru who was elected for her first term in 2017 and re-elected in the 2022 General Elections. 2 She was also elected the chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG)[5] which she contested against Kajiado County Governor Joseph Ole Lenku.
List of Registered Voters in Kirinyaga County for the 2013 General Elections
This post reviews the voters registered by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) using the biometric system and those registered without the use of the biometric system (non-biometric).
The IEBC registered 265,567 voters in Kirinyaga county for the March 4th 2013 general election. The breakdown of the registered voters by constituency and county assembly ward is;
Mwea constituency – 86,847
496. Mutithi – 12,692
497. Kangai – 8,424
498. Thiba – 10,237
499. Wamumu – 8,061
500. Nyangati – 11,565
501. Murinduko – 12,153
502. Gathigiriri – 7,372
503. Tebere – 16,343
Gichugu constituency – 67,004
504. Kabare – 20,969
505. Baragwi – 11,238
506. Njukiine – 11,498
507. Ngariama – 10,157
508. Karumandi – 13,142
Ndia constituency – 51,426
509. Mukure – 16,282
510. Kiine – 20,877
511. Kariti – 14,267
Kirinyaga Central constituency – 60,290
512. Mutira – 13,619
513. Kanyekini – 15,487
514. Kerugoya – 18,337
515. Inoi – 12,847