Ruiru Constituency
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Ruiru is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of the twelve constituencies in Kiambu County.{{Cite web|url=https://softkenya.com/kenya/constituencies-in-kenya/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710213643/https://softkenya.com/kenya/constituencies-in-kenya/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 10, 2017|title=Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya|website=softkenya|access-date=9 June 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ngcdf.go.ke/index.php/2015-07-28-04-03-42|title=Constituencies|website=The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF)|access-date=9 June 2018|archive-date=2019-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210152211/http://www.ngcdf.go.ke/index.php/2015-07-28-04-03-42|url-status=dead}} It has two sub-counties; Githurai and Ruiru.{{cite web|url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/2022/ke-government-gazette-dated-2022-01-31-no-21.pdf|title=The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXIV—No. 21|date=31 January 2022|website=The Kenya Gazette|accessdate=30 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/2020/ke-government-gazette-dated-2020-01-17-no-9.pdf|title=The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXII —No. 9|date=17 January 2020|website=The Kenya Gazette|accessdate=30 October 2022}} Its current Member of Parliament is Hon. Kingara, Simon Nganga elected on United Democratic Alliance party ticket. The constituency had a total population of 371,111 people during the 2019 census.{{Cite web |last=Munene |first=Evans |date=2019-11-04 |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Results |url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-results/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |language=en-US}}
Wards
Prior to the 2013 elections, the area was put under the Kiambu County administration new elective wards namely Biashara, Gitothua, Gatongora, Kahawa Sukari, Kahawa Wendani, Mwiki, Mwihoko, and Kiuu.