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.

References

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Category:Constituencies in Kiambu County

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