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Mbeere South Constituency

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Mbeere South is an electoral constituency in Embu County, Kenya. It used to be known as Gachoka Constituency, one of two constituencies of the former Mbeere District. It has five wards; Mwea, Makima, Mbeti South, Mavuria and Kiambere Wards. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

The constituency's Member of Parliament is Hon. Col (Rtd) Geoffrey King'ang'i, who has been serving since the 2017 General Election. Hon. King'ang'i retired from the military to join politics and run against Mutava Musyimi.

Members of Parliament

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Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1988 Hon Jeremiah Nyagah KANU One-party system.
1992 Hon Norman Nyagah DP
1997 Hon Joseph Nyagah KANU
2002 Hon Joseph Nyagah NARC
2007 Hon Mutava Musyimi PNU
2017 Hon. Geoffrey King'ang'i The Jubilee Party
2022 Hon. Nebart Bernard Muriuki Independent Candidate

Locations and wards

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Locations
Location Population*
Karaba 18,544
Kiambere 12,698
Kianjiru 20,506
Makima 15,062
Mavuria 20,134
Mbeti South 16,087
Riakanau 14,181
Total x
1999 census.[2]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Mwea 16,826
Mbeti South 17,775
Kiambere 7,894
Makima 10,623
Mavuria 19,025
Total 72,143
2017

References

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