| Parl name | Parliament of Kenya |
|---|---|
| Caption 2 | Embu County within Kenya |
| District label | County |
| District | Embu |
| Population | 108,881[1][2] |
| Area | 784 km2 (302.7 sq mi)[3] |
| Members label | Member of Parliament |
| Members | Geoffrey Kariuki Kiringa Ruku |
| Elects howmany | 1 |
| Party label | Party |
| Party | DP |
| Wards | 3 |
Mbeere North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Embu County, Kenya. It was formerly known as Siakago Constituency, one of two constituencies of the former Mbeere District. It has five wards, all of which elect MCAs for the county assembly.
The constituency was established for the 1988 elections from the bigger Embu East Constituency, which was divided to Runyenjes and Siakago constituencies.
Silvester Mate, the first Siakago MP, was the last Embu East MP winning the seat in 1983.[4]
Siakago town, the former district capital, is located within Nthawa location in this constituency. The current governor for Embu County is Cecily Mbarire.
Members of Parliament
| Election/ Year | MP [4] | Party | Notes and/or Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Silvester Mate | KANU | One-party system. | |
| 1992 | Gerald Ireri Ndwiga | KNC | Ndwiga defected to KANU in 1995 and won a subsequent by-election. | |
| 1997 | Silas M’Njamiu Ita | DP | Ita died in 1999 [5] | |
| 1999 | Justin Muturi | KANU | By-elections | |
| 2002 | Justin Muturi | NARC | ||
| 2007 | Kivuti Maxwell | Safina | ||
| 2013 | Muriuki Njagagua | Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) | General Elections, 2013 | |
| 2022 | Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku | United Democratic Alliance (Kenya) | General Elections, 2022 | |
| 2025 | Leo Wa Muthende Njeru | United Democratic Alliance (Kenya) | By-election[6] |
Locations and wards
| Locations | |
| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Gituburi | 8,005 |
| Ishiara | 13,575 |
| Kanyuambora | 11,658 |
| Kiangombe | 8,294 |
| Muminji | 8,390 |
| Mutitu | 7,040 |
| Ndurumori | 9,750 |
| Nthawa | 16,892 |
| Total | x |
| 1999 census.[7] | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Ishiara | 4,685 |
| Kanyuambora | 4,812 |
| Kiang'ombe | 6,844 |
| Muminji | 5,883 |
| Nthawa | 9,808 |
| Total | 32,032 |
| *September 2005.[8] | |
References
- ^ "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived 2025-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived 2025-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daily Nation, April 22, 1999: Siakago MP dies in hospital
- ^ Masibo, Joel (2 December 2025). "Ndakwa, Were, and Wamuthende take oath of office as MPs after by-election triumphs". People Daily. Archived 26 May 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)[dead link]
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived September 29, 2007 at the Wayback Machine