Matuga
Parl nameParliament of Kenya
Caption 2Kwale County within Kenya
District labelCounty
DistrictKwale
Population194,252[1][2]
Area1,034 km2 (399.2 sq mi)[3]
Members labelMember of Parliament
MembersKassim Sawa Tandaza
Elects howmany1
Party labelParty
PartyANC
Wards5

Matuga Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kwale County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMP[4]PartyNotes
1988Boy Juma BoyKANUOne-party system.
1992Boy Juma BoyKANU
1997Suleiman Mwarunga KamollehKANU
2002Chirau Ali MwakwereNARC
2007Chirau Ali MwakwerePNUThe result was nullified by a court in 2010[5]
2010Chirau Ali MwakwerePNUBy-election[5]
2013Hassan Mohamed MwanyohaODM
2017Kassim Sawa TandazaANC
2022Kassim Sawa TandazaANC

Locations and wards

LocationsPopulation
Golini12,166
Lukore3,150
Majimbo7,348
Mangawani8,947
Mbuguni5,130
Mkongani15,734
Mwaluphamba19,924
Mwaluvanga3,401
Ng'ombeni18,773
Shimba Hills162
Tiwi19,178
Tsimba12,863
Waa18,714
Total145,490
1999 census.[6]
WardRegistered VotersLocal Authority
Golini/Vyongwani1,448Kwale town
Kubo South5,396Kwale county
Kwale2,347Kwale town
Mazumalume1,430Kwale town
Mbuguni / Ng'ombeni5,075Kwale county
Mkongani / Mangawani6,247Kwale county
Mwaluphamba5,755Kwale county
Mwamgunga1,051Kwale town
Tiwi6,485Kwale county
Vuga1,545Kwale town
Waa5,383Kwale county
Ziwani902Kwale town
Total43,064
*September 2005.[7]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Nairobi: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The Standard, July 13, 2010: Mwakwere re-elected Matuga MP Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)[dead link]
  7. ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine