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Juja is an
Juja Constituency
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Juja is an electoral constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in Kenya
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. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County
Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. Kiambu County is the second most populous after Nairobi County. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to the S ...
, one of four in the former Thika District Thika District is a former administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Thika. The district was adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district had a population of 645.71
In 2010, the district was eli ...
. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.
Before the 2013 elections, the constituency was broken into Juja, Ruiru
Ruiru is a municipality and sub-county in Kiambu County. It sits within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan region. According to the 2019 national population census, Ruiru is the 6th largest urban center in Kenya by population.http://housingfinanc ...
and Thika Town constituencies. The current MP is Hon. George Koimburi who won a by-election in 2021 following the death of Hon. Francis Munyua Waititu of Jubilee Party who had been first elected in 2013
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and re-elected in 2017
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It is home to the main campus of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
Members of Parliament
Locations and wards
The electoral wards in this constituency are Juja, Kalimoni, Witeithie, Murera and Theta.References
External links
Juja Constituency
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