West Mugirango Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Nyamira County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections from what was the larger North Mugirango Constituency. Its economy relies on agriculture and therefore good roads to transport goods.
Members of Parliament ElectionsMP Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 PartyNotes 1966 Thomas Mong'are KANU One-party system 1966 Joseph Osero KANU By-election. One-party system 1969 Joseph Morara KANU One-party system 1970 Benson Kegoro Ogero KANU By-election. One-party system 1974 Sospeter Mageto KANU One-party system 1979 Benson Ogero KANU One-party system 1983 David Onyancha KANU One-party system. 1988 David Onyancha KANU One-party system. 1992 Henry Obwocha Ford-Kenya multi-party system 1997 Henry Obwocha Ford-Kenya multi-party system 2002 Henry Obwocha Ford-People multi-party system 2007 James Ondicho Gesami ODM multi-party system 2013 James Ondicho Gesami ODM multi-party system 2017 Vincent Mogaka FORD-K multi-party system 2022 Stephen Mogaka Jubilee Partymulti-party system
Wards Prior to 2013, West Mugirango Constituency had twelve wards: Kebirigo, Nyamira, Rangenyo, Sironga, part of Bogichora, part of Bonyamatuta, Gesiaga, Keera, Miruka-Nyamaiya, Motagara and Sironga.Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency However, ward boundaries and some of the names were revised to five, namely: Bogichora, Bonyamatuta, Bosamaro, Nyamaiya and Township.
Nyamira South Sub-county Nyamira South Sub-county shares common boundaries with West Mugirango Constituency. The sub-county is headed by the Deputy County Commissioner under the Ministry of Interior and National Government.
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