Nyaribari Chache Constituency
| Nyaribari Chache | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Nyaribari Chache Constituency within Kisii County | |
 Kisii County within Kenya | |
| County | Kisii |
| Population | 73,167[1] |
| Area | 247 km2 (95.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ODM |
| Member of Parliament | Zaheer Jhanda |
| Created from | Nyaribari |
| Wards | 6 |
Nyaribari Chache is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections from the larger Nyaribari Constituency to form two constituencies of Nyaribari Chache and Masaba.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP [2] | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Andrew John Omanga | KANU | One-party system | |
| 1992 | Simeon Nyachae | KANU | ||
| 1997 | Simeon Nyachae | KANU | ||
| 2002 | Simeon Nyachae | FORD-People | ||
| 2007 | Robert Onsare Monda | NARC | ||
| 2013 | Chris Bichage | ODM | Election nullified | |
| Richard Nyagaka Tongi | FORD-People | December By-election[3] | ||
| 2017 | Richard Nyagaka Tongi | Jubilee Party | ||
| 2022 | Jhanda Zaheer | UDA | ||
Wards
[edit]Nyaribari Chache Constituency has six wards namely; Kisii Central, Bobaracho, Keumbu, Kiogoro, Birongo and Ibeno.[4] As of 2022, there are 88,553 registered voters.[5]
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Kisii Central | 24,550 |
| Bobaracho | 19,235 |
| Ibeno | 12,916 |
| Birongo | 11,320 |
| Kiogoro | 10,510 |
| Keumbu | 10,022 |
| Total | 88,553 |
| *As of 2022[5] | |
Kisii Central Sub-county
[edit]Kisii Central Sub-county shares common boundaries with Nyaribari Chache Constituency. It is also within the sub-county that Kisii Town is situated. The Sub-county is headed by the Deputy County Commissioner under the Ministry of Interior and National Government.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Muraya, Joseph (30 December 2013). "FORD-People triumphs Nyaribari Chache by-election » Capital News". Capital News.
- ↑ "Nyaribari Chache Sub County". Kisii County Government.
- 1 2 "Polling Centers - NYARIBARI CHACHE Constituency". www.electionskenya.org. n.d. Retrieved 2026-09-07.
- ↑ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.