Kirinyaga Central Constituency

Kirinyaga Central Constituency, formerly known as Kerugoya/Kutus Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kirinyaga County. The constituency was established for the 1997 elections.

Members of Parliament

Elections	MP [1]	Party	Notes
1997	John Matere Keriri	Democratic Party
2002	Daniel Karaba	NARC
2007	John Ngata Kariuki	Ford-Asili	Kariuki lost his seat in October 2010 following a court petition [2]
2011	Joseph Gitari	PNU	By-election.[3]
2013	Joseph Gachoki Gitari	TNA
2017	John Munene Wambugu	Jubilee
2022	Joseph Gachoki Gitari	UDA

Wards

Ward	Registered Voters	Local authority
Kerugoya Central	6,474	Kerugoya/Kutus municipality
Kerugoya North	3,051	Kerugoya/Kutus municipality
Nduini	3,501	Kerugoya/Kutus municipality
Inoi	9,683	Kirinyaga county
Kanyeki-ine	10,080	Kirinyaga county
Kerugoya South	4,728	Kirinyaga county
Muruana	8,280	Kirinyaga county
Mutira	12,475	Kirinyaga county
Total	58,272
*September 2005,[4][5]