Othaya Constituency 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 six constituencies in
Nyeri County. Othaya Constituency comprises Othaya division of Nyeri County.
The constituency was established for the 1966 elections.
Othaya Othaya is a Kenyan town about 120 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital. It has a population of 21,427, of which 4,108 are core urban (1999 census ); the majority of the residents are of the Kikuyu tribe. Othaya is part of the Nyeri County. It is ...
is the main town located in this constituency.
Mwai Kibaki, the former president of Kenya, has been the Othaya MP since 1974. Earlier he had been the MP of
Doonholm Constituency (now Makadara).
Members of Parliament
Locations and wards
References
External links
Map of the constituencyUchaguzikenya.com - Constituency profile
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Constituencies in Nyeri County
Constituencies in Central Province (Kenya)
1966 establishments in Kenya
Constituencies established in 1966