Mbeere North Constituency is an electoral constituency in Embu County, Kenya. It was formerly known as Siakago Constituency, one of two constituencies of the former Mbeere District. It has three wards, all of which elect MCAs for the county assembly.
The constituency was established for the 1988 elections from the bigger Embu East Constituency, which was divided to Runyenjes and Siakago constituencies.
Silvester Mate, the first Siakago MP, was the last Embu East MP, winning the seat in 1983.Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007
Siakago town, the former district capital, is located within Nthawa location in this constituency. The current governor for Embu County is Cecily Mbarire.
Members of Parliament
Election/YearMP PartyNotes 1988 Silvester Mate KANU One-party system. 1992 Gerald Ireri Ndwiga KNC Ndwiga defected to KANU in 1995 and won a subsequent by-election.KANUBy-election 1997 Silas M’Njamiu Ita DP Ita died in 1999 Daily Nation, April 22, 1999: Siakago MP dies in hospital 1999 Justin MuturiKANU By-elections 2002 Justin MuturiNARC 2007 Kivuti Maxwell Safina 2013 Muriuki Njagagua APK 2022 Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku UDA 2025 Leo Wa Muthende Njeru UDABy-election
Wards There are three wards in Mbeere North Constituency: Evuvore, Nthawa, and Muminji. As of 2022, there are 55,124 registered voters. Ward Registered VotersEvuvore 26,393Muminji 9,849Nthawa 18,882 Total 55,124 *As of 2022
References
External links Siakago Constituency