Kitutu Masaba Constituency Explained

Kitutu Masaba
Constituency Link:List of constituencies of Kenya
Parl Name:Parliament of Kenya
District Label:County
District:Nyamira County
Year:1963
Party Label:Party

Kitutu Masaba is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It was known as Kitutu East Constituency from 1963 to 1988. It is one of four constituencies of Nyamira County. The constituency renamed to Kitutu Masaba prior to the 1988 elections.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP [1] PartyNotesSamuel Motari Man'gare
One-party system.
2013Timothy BosireODM
2017Shadrack MoseJubilee
2022Clive Ombane Gisairo "engoko"ODM

Wards

Prior to 2013, Kitutu Masaba Constituency had eleven wards: Manga, Kemera, Magombo, Gachuba, Rigoma, Gesima, Mochenwa, Getare, Bocharia, Nyankoba and Nyasore.[2] However, electoral ward boundaries were revised to: Gachuba, Gesima, Kemera, Magombo, Manga and Rigoma.[3]

Manga and Masaba North sub-counties

Kitutu Masaba Constituency has two sub-counties, Manga and Masaba North, within its boundaries. Each Sub-county takes three wards each; Kemera, Magombo and Manga wards in Manga Sub-county; Gachuba, Gesima and Rigoma in Masaba North Sub-county.[4] Each sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
  2. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency
  3. Web site: Nyamira County Ward Boundaries . County Assembly of Nyamira . 8 November 2022.
  4. Web site: COUNTY WARDS . County Government of Nyamira . 8 November 2022.
  5. Web site: County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012 . Law Society of Kenya . 4 November 2022 . 39.