Nyandarua County
Nyandarua County
Nyandarua County is located in Central Kenya and borders Laikipia County to the North and North East, Nyeri County and Murang’a County to the East, Kiambu County to the South and Nakuru County to the South West and West. It covers an area of 3285.7 Km2.
According to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, the population was 638,289 people with a population density of 194 people per Km2 and an annual growth rate of 3.3%. Agriculture is the predominant economic activity in the county characterized by high horticultural productivity involving small-scale farms. This is highly influenced by the adjacent Aberdare ranges, a rich water tower that supplies the County Rivers throughout the year with water. Agricultural produce includes maize, beans, potatoes, cabbages, peas, dairy products and fruits.
Nyandarua County has five (5) constituencies which are further divided into 25 electoral wards. Kinangop Constituency has the highest number of wards with 7, followed by Ol Kalou with 5 while Kipipiri, Ol Jorok and Ndaragwa
Representatives
Governor | KIMEMIA FRANCIS THUITA |
Senator | MWANGI PAUL GITHIOMI |
Women Representative | GITAU FAITH WAIRIMU |
Constituencies
Kinangop Constituency
Kipipiri Constituency
Ol Kalou Constituency
ol Joro Orok Constituency
Ndaragwa Constituency
A sample of 600 and a margin of error of ±4% was used.
View Sample frame
Ward | Adult Population per Ward | Sample per Ward |
Engineer | 15,394 | 27 |
Gathara | 15,211 | 27 |
North Kinangop | 11,925 | 21 |
Murungaru | 15,362 | 27 |
Njabini/Kiburu | 11,792 | 21 |
Nyakio | 14,346 | 25 |
Githabai | 11,119 | 20 |
Magumu | 14,630 | 26 |
Wanjohi | 18,290 | 32 |
Kipipiri | 13,120 | 23 |
Geta | 11,561 | 20 |
Githioro | 11,434 | 20 |
Karau | 14,560 | 26 |
Kanjuiri Range | 14,742 | 26 |
Mirangine | 15,439 | 27 |
Kaimbaga | 10,229 | 18 |
Rurii | 13,668 | 24 |
Gathanji | 12,170 | 21 |
Gatimu | 15,031 | 27 |
Weru | 14,924 | 26 |
Charagita | 12,454 | 22 |
Leshau/Pondo | 10,880 | 19 |
Kiriita | 11,504 | 20 |
Central | 17,097 | 30 |
Shamata | 13,377 | 24 |
340,260 | 600 |
Constituency | No of Wards | Wards | Member of Parliament |
Kinangop | 8 | Engineer, Gathara, North Kinangop, Murungaru, Njabini/Kiburu, Nyakio, Githabai, Magumu | ZACHARY KWENYA THUKU |
Kipipiri | 4 | Wanjohi, Kipipiri, Geta, Githioro | AMOS KIMUNYA |
Ol Kalou | 5 | Karau, Kanjuiri Range, Mirangine, Kaimbaga, Rurii | DAVID NJUGUNA KIARAHO |
Ol Jorok | 4 | Gathanji, Gatima, Weru, Charagita | MICHAEL MWANGI MUCHIRA |
Ndaragwa | 4 | Leshau/Pondo, Kiriita, Central, Shamata | JEREMIAH NG’AYU KIONI |
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2015)
- Governor 56.4%
- Senator 48.8%
- Women’s Representative 55.5%
- Consolidated MCA’s 60.0%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2015)
- Ol Kalou Constituency 66.5%
- Ndaragwa Constituency 57.2%
- Kipipiri Constituency 54.8%
- Kinangop Contituency 52.3%
- Ol Jorok Constituency 51.4%
CountyTrak Index – Elected Leaders Approval Rating (2020)
- Governor 50.5%
- Senator 39.8%
- Women’s Representative 50.1%
- Consolidated MCA’s 48.1%
CountyTrak Index – MPs Approval Rating (2020)
- Ol Kalou Constituency 50.8%
- Ndaragwa Constituency 46.4%
- Kipipiri Constituency 46.7%
- Kinangop Contituency 50.4%
- Ol Jorok Constituency 54.2%