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Maara Constituency
Maara is one of the three constituencies of Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... References Constituencies in Tharaka-Nithi County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Constituencies Of Kenya
The constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Parliament of Kenya, Kenyan Parliament. In accordance with Article 89 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 Constitution of Kenya, there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one Member of National Assembly. The constituencies are further divided into electoral wards. Overview Constituencies were introduced to Kenya during the colonial era. The first general election was held in 1920 in the then East Africa Protectorate, with 11 constituencies. Between 1920 and 1956, the number of constituencies rose from 11 to 28. In 1962, prior to independence the following year, the Royal Commission was tasked to create 100 constituencies. The Constitution of Kenya (1963), independence Constitution of Kenya provided that for purposes of representation in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharaka-Nithi County
Tharaka-Nithi County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. It was created from Kenya's Eastern Province (Kenya), Eastern Province. The county has an area of 2609 km2 and as of the 2019 census a population of 393,177. It is home to the Meru people. Tharaka-Nithi County is home to the Chuka, Muthambi, Mwimbi and Tharaka subgroups of the Meru people, Ameru community. The people of Tharaka-Nithi County are predominantly Christians, Christian, with Catholics, Presbyterianism, Presbyterians, and Methodism, Methodists being the predominant religious communities. The county consists of three List of constituencies of Kenya, constituencies: Maara Constituency, Maara, Chuka/Igambang'ombe Constituency, Chuka and Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka. History In 1992, Meru District, Kenya, Meru District was broken up into four new districts: Meru Central, Meru North District, Meru North, Meru South District, Meru South and Tharaka. Subsequently, Meru South, also known as Nithi, combined with T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi. Its second-largest and oldest city is Mombasa, a major port city located on Mombasa Island. Other major cities within the country include Kisumu, Nakuru & Eldoret. Going clockwise, Kenya is bordered by South Sudan to the northwest (though much of that border includes the disputed Ilemi Triangle), Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, Tanzania to the southwest, and Lake Victoria and Uganda to the west. Kenya's geography, climate and population vary widely. In western, rift valley counties, the landscape includes cold, snow-capped mountaintops (such as Batian, Nelion and Point Lenana on Mount Kenya) with vast surrounding forests, wildlife and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
