Makueni County
Makueni County
Makueni County is located in the South Eastern part of Kenya and borders four counties with Kitui to the east, Taita Taveta to the south, Kajiado to the west and Machakos to the north. It covers an area of 8,169.8Km2. According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census the population was 987,653 with a population density of 121 people per Km2 and an annual growth rate of 2.8%.
Agriculture is the predominant economic activity in the county.
Makueni County has six (6) constituencies, which are further divided into 30 electoral wards. Makueni Constituency has the highest number of wards with 9, followed by Mbooni with 6, Kaiti, Kibwezi East and Kibwezi West with 4 and Kilome with 3.
Representatives
Governor | KIVUTHA KIBWANA |
Senator | MUTULA KILONZO JUNIOR |
Women Representative | ROSE MUSEO MUMO |
Constituencies
Mbooni Constituency
Kilome Constituency
Kaiti Constituency
Makueni Constituency
Kibwezi West Constituency
Kibwezi East Constituency
A sample of 800 and a margin of error of ±3.464% was used.
View Sample frame
Ward | Adult Population per Ward | Sample per Ward |
Tulimani | 20,135 | 32 |
Mbooni | 19,237 | 31 |
Kithungo/ Kitundu | 16,054 | 25 |
Kiteta-Kisau | 21,109 | 34 |
Waia- Kako | 13,147 | 21 |
Kalawa | 15,478 | 25 |
Kasikeu | 21,843 | 35 |
Mukaa | 15,108 | 24 |
Kiima Kiu/ Kalanzoni | 13,095 | 21 |
Ukia | 21,924 | 35 |
Kee | 15,179 | 24 |
Kilungu | 19,339 | 31 |
Ilima | 11,976 | 19 |
Wote | 14,425 | 23 |
Muvau/ Kikumini | 13,942 | 22 |
Mavindini | 13,257 | 21 |
Kitise/Kithuki | 12,562 | 20 |
Kathonzweni | 17,815 | 28 |
Nguu/Masumba | 13,536 | 21 |
Emali/Mulala | 14,614 | 23 |
Nzaui/Kilili/ Kalamba | 21,099 | 34 |
Mbitini | 17,286 | 27 |
Makindu | 23,976 | 38 |
Nguumo | 16,067 | 26 |
Kikumbulyu North | 11,571 | 18 |
Kikumbulyu South | 15,019 | 24 |
Masongaleni | 18,381 | 29 |
Mtito Andei | 19,568 | 31 |
Thange | 18,030 | 29 |
Ivingoni / Nzambani | 19,048 | 30 |
503,819 | 800 |
Constituency | No of Wards | Wards | Member of Parliament |
Mbooni | 6 | Tulimani, Mbooni, Kithungo/Kitundu, Kiteta/Kisau, Waia-Kako, Kalawa | ERASTUS KIVASU NZIOKA |
Kilome | 3 | Kasikeu, Mukaa, Kiima Kiu/Kalanzoni | THADDEUS KITHUA NZAMBIA |
Kaiti | 4 | Ukia, Kee, Kilungu, Ilima | JOSHUA KIVINDA KIMILU |
Makueni | 7 | Wote, Muvau/Kikuumini, Mavindini, Kitise/Kithuki, Kathonzweni, Nzau/Kilili/Kalamba, Mbitini | DANIEL KITONGA MAANZO |
Kibwezi West | 6 | Makindu, Nguumo, Kikumbulyu North, Kimumbulyu South, Nguu/Masumba, Emali/Mulala, | PATRICK MWEU MUSIMBA |
Kibwezi East | 4 | Masongaleni, Mtito Andei, Thange, Ivingoni/Nzambani | JESSICA NDUKU KIKO MBALU |
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)
- Governor 60.8%
- Senator 51.8%
- Women’s Representative 46.3%
- Consolidated MCA’s 42.6%
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)
- Governor 79.4%
- Senator 66.4%
- Women’s Representative 54.0%
- Consolidated MCA’s 54.2%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)
- Kilome Constituency 60.3%
- Kibwezi East Constituency 56.2%
- Kibwezi West Constituency 54.1%
- Mbooni Constituency 53.4%
- Makueni Constituency 51.9%
- Kaiti Constituency 45.2%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)
- Kilome Constituency 54.6%
- Kibwezi East Constituency 51.2%
- Kibwezi West Constituency 69.8%
- Mbooni Constituency 67.2%
- Makueni Constituency 61.9%
- Kaiti Constituency 61.9%