Rongai Constituency
{{Short description|Kenyan electoral constituency}}
Rongai Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eleven constituencies in Nakuru County. The constituency has eight wards, all electing Members of County Assembly (MCAs)for the Nakuru County Assembly. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections when it was carved out of Nakuru North Constituency (now Subukia Constituency).Daily Nation, June 3, 2002: An almost sure seat for the Opposition
The constituency had a population of 199,906 according to the 2019{{Cite web |title=Rongai (Subcounty, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/kenya/sub/admin/nakuru/3210__rongai/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} census.
The first Rongai MP, previously representing Nakuru North, is a brother-in-law of the then Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi.
Members of Parliament
Locations and wards
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"| Locations | |
| colspan="2"| | |
| Location
!Population* | |
|---|---|
| Boror | 13,753 |
| Kampi ya Moto | 23,436 |
| Lenginet | 21,770 |
| Maji Tamu | 13,881 |
| Makongeni | 19,746 |
| Ngata | 17,910 |
| Rongai | 20,268 |
| Solai | 35,949 |
| Waseges | 29,722 |
| Total | x |
| colspan="2"|1999 census.information.go.ke:
[http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/2003-2006-Nakuru%20town.pdf CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"| Wards | |
| colspan="2"| | |
| Ward
!Registered Voters | |
|---|---|
| Boror | 4,114 |
| Kampi ya Moto | 6,257 |
| Maji Tamu | 3,827 |
| Makongeni | 5,598 |
| Ngata | 5,194 |
| Rongai | 13,095 |
| Solai | 4,089 |
| Waseges | 8,688 |
| Total | 50,862 |
| colspan="2"| {{smaller|*September 2005.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 }}}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.information.go.ke/cdf_docs/2003-2006-Nakuru%20town.pdf Map of the constituency]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Constituencies in Nakuru County
Category:Constituencies in Rift Valley Province