Kitutu Chache Constituency
| Kitutu Chache | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
| District | Kisii District |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1963 |
| Abolished | 2013 |
| Replaced by | Kitutu Chache North and Kitutu Chache South |
Kitutu Chache was a former electoral constituency in Kenya. It was formally known as Kitutu West Constituency from 1963 to 1988. It was one of four constituencies in the former Kisii District. It has been divided into Kitutu Chache North Constituency and Kitutu Chache South Constituency, both part of Kisii County.
Former foreign minister Zachary Onyonka was a Kitutu Chache MP. Earlier, he had represented the Kitutu West Constituency that was split before the 1988 elections.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Zachary Onyonka | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Zachary Onyonka | KANU | Onyonka died during his tenure |
| 1994 | Jimmy Angwenyi | KANU | By-elections |
| 1997 | Jimmy Angwenyi | KANU | |
| 2002 | Jimmy Angwenyi | Ford-People | |
| 2007 | Richard Momoima Onyonka | PDP |
Wards
[edit]| Wards | ||
| Ward | Registered Voters | Local Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Bogeka | 4,067 | Gusii county |
| Daraja Mbili | 3,548 | Kisii municipality |
| Kegogi | 6,906 | Gusii county |
| Kiamwasi | 1,579 | Kisii municipality |
| Kiongongi | 1,666 | Kisii municipality |
| Marani | 8,888 | Gusii county |
| Mosocho | 6,372 | Gusii county |
| Mwamonari | 5,740 | Gusii county |
| Ngenyi | 10,235 | Gusii county |
| Nyabururu | 2,454 | Kisii municipality |
| Nyakoe | 5,603 | Gusii county |
| Nyankongo | 2,722 | Kisii municipality |
| Nyatieko | 3,749 | Gusii county |
| Sensi | 4,350 | Gusii county |
| Total | 67,879 | |
| *September 2005.[2] | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Kitutu Chache Constituency Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine