Kitui West Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Kitui County, which was established for the 1966 elections.
Members of Parliament
ElectionsMP Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 PartyNotes 1966 Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia KANU 1969 Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia KANU One-party system 1974 Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa KANU One-party system 1979 Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia KANU One-party system 1983 Parmenas Nzilu Munyasia KANU One-party system. 1984 Kitili Maluki Mwendwa KANU By-election, One-party system. Mwendwa died in 1985 in traffic accident David Throup & Charles Hornsby: Multi-party Politics in Kenya James Currey Publishers, 1998 1986 Kyale Mwendwa KANU By-election, One-party system. 1988 Kyale Mwendwa KANU One-party system. 1992 Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa KANU 1997 Francis Nyenze KANU 2002 Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa NARC 2007 Charles Mutisya Nyamai NARC 2013 Francis Nyenze WDM-K 2017 Francis Nyenze WDM-K Nyenze died on December 6, 2017, barely three months after being sworn in for another term. He had battled colon cancer for almost a decade. 2018 Edith Vethi Nyenze WDM-Kwon by a landslide to succeed her Husband as 7th Member of Parliament for Kitui West and the second woman to represent the constituency after Nyiva Mwendwa.
Wards
Wards Ward Registered VotersLocal AuthorityKalimani / Matinyani / Mutulu 8,215 Kitui municipalityKithumula / Kauma 5,245 Kitui municipalityKanyangi / Kiseuni 6,275 Kitui countyKatutu / Mutanda 4,395 Kitui countyKivani / Kauwi 5,683 Kitui countyKwa-Vonza 2,446 Kitui countyKwa Mutonga / Kathivo 4,315 Kitui countyMusengo / Usiani 5,832 Kitui countyMutonguni / Kakeani 8,672 Kitui countyYatta / Nthongoni 7,240 Kitui county Total 58,318
References