{{Short description|Kenyan electoral constituency}} thumb|Kiharu Constituency, IEBC March 2012 '''Kiharū Constituency''' is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seven constituencies of Muranga County. The Murang'a town is located within this constituency. Between 1966-1983 the constituency was known as '''Mbiri Constituency'''.
Kenneth Matiba, a prominent Kenyan politician, represented this constituency previously. Currently, the constituency is being represented by Ndindi Nyoro.
== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable" |- !Elections !MP <ref>Center for Multiparty Democracy: [http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228121210/http://www.cmd.or.ke/images/Politics%20and%20Paliamenterians%20in%20Kenya.pdf |date=2008-02-28 }}</ref> !Party !Notes |- | 1963 || Jesse Mwangi Gachago ||KANU || |- | 1966 || Julius Gikonyo Kiano ||KANU || One-party system |- | 1969 || Julius Gikonyo Kiano ||KANU || One-party system |- | 1974 || Julius Gikonyo Kiano ||KANU || One-party system |- | 1979 || Kenneth Matiba || KANU || One-party system |- | 1983 || Kenneth Matiba || KANU || One-party system. |- | 1988 || Kenneth Matiba || KANU || One-party system. |- |1990 || Gidraph Mwangi Mweru ||KANU || By-elections, one-party system |- | 1992 || Kenneth Matiba || Ford-Asili || |- | 1997 || Ignatius Ngenye Kariuki ||Safina || |- | 2002 || Kembi Gitura || NARC || |- | 2007 || Barnabas Muturi Mwangi || Sisi Kwa Sisi || |- | 2013 ||Irungu Kang'ata || TNA || |- | 2017 ||Ndindi Nyoro||Jubilee Party || |- | 2022 ||Ndindi Nyoro||United Democratic Alliance || |}
== Locations and wards == {| class="wikitable" |- !Locations !Population |- | Gaturi || 34,020 |- | Gikindu || 13,648 |- | Kahuhia || 14,720 |- | Mbiri || 17,065 |- | Mugoiri || 31,508 |- | Murarandia || 30,733 |- | Township || 21,332 |- | Weithaga || 16,442 |- | '''Total''' || '''179,468''' |- |colspan="2"|1999 census.<ref>information.go.ke: [http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/2003-2006-Kiharu.pdf CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |}
{| class="wikitable" |- !Ward !Registered Voters !Local Authority |- |Central || 4,194 || Muranga municipality |- |Gaturi || 15,330 || Muranga county |- |Gikindu || 5,525 || Muranga county |- |Hospital || 3,942 || Muranga municipality |- |Kahuhia || 7,221 || Muranga county |- |Maragi || 2,023 || Muranga municipality |- |Mbiri Rural || 5,675 || Muranga county |- |Mugoiri || 15,501 || Muranga county |- |Mukuyu || 3,336 || Muranga municipality |- |Mumbi || 2,584 || Muranga municipality |- |Murarandia || 15,755 || Muranga county |- |Njoguini || 2,073 || Muranga municipality |- |Weithaga || 8,044 || Muranga county |- | '''Total''' || '''91,203''' |- |colspan="2"| {{smaller|*September 2005.<ref>Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929025048/http://www.agendaafrica.com/files/Voters.pdf |date=2007-09-29 }}</ref>}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/2003-2006-Kiharu.pdf Map of the constituency]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Constituencies in Central Province (Kenya) Category:Constituencies in Murang'a County