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Limuru Constituency

Limuru Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections and since then, the constituency's population has grown to 159,314 people according to the 2019 census.

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Limuru
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Limuru Constituency within Kiambu County
Kiambu County within Kenya
CountyKiambu
Population159,31412
Area285 km2 (110.0 sq mi)3
Current constituency
Number of members1
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentJohn Kiragu Chege
Wards5

Limuru Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections and since then, the constituency's population has grown to 159,314 people (79,632 males and 79,682 females) according to the 2019 census.4

Members of Parliament

Elections MP 5 Party Notes
1963 James Samuel Gichuru KANU
1969 James Samuel Gichuru KANU One-party system
1974 James Samuel Gichuru KANU One-party system
1979 James Samuel Gichuru KANU One-party system
1983 Jonathan Njenga KANU One-party system.
1988 Samuel Ngige Mwaura KANU One-party system.
1992 George Nyanja Ford-Asili
1997 George Nyanja NDP
2002 Simon Kanyingi Kuria KANU
2007 Arch. Peter Mungai Mwathi Ford-People
2013 Eng. John Kiragu Chege TNA
2017 Arch. Peter Mungai Mwathi Jubilee
2022 Eng. John Kiragu Chege UDA

Locations and wards

Locations
Location Population*
Karambani 27,369
Limuru 42,084
Tigoni 11,578
Ndeiya 26,892
Ngecha 12,318
Rironi 8,589
Total 138830
1999 census.6
Wards
Ward Registered Voters Local Authority
Bibirioni 6,575 Kiambu County
Kamirithu 13,100 Kiambu County
Limuru Central 4,096 Kiambu County
Limuru East 4,945 Kiambu County
Tigoni 6,082 Kiambu county
Ndeiya 10,266 Kiambu county
Ngecha 10,283 Kiambu county
Total 55,347
*September 2005.7
References

References

  1. "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  2. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. "Constituency Population by Sex, Number of Households, Area and Density - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics". www.knbs.or.ke. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  4. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KNBS (2019). 2019 KENYA POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS. Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 12. ISBN 978-9966-102-09-6.
  5. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  7. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine