Gatundu Constituency
| Gatundu | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
| District | Kiambu District |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1966 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Thika–Gatundu |
| Replaced by | Gatundu North & Gatundu South |
Gatundu was an electoral constituency in Kiambu District. Created for the 1966 general elections, it is one of the original constituencies of Kiambu District. The constituency was abolished before the 1997 Kenyan general election, and split into Gatundu North and Gatundu South constituencies.
Kenya's first president Jomo Kenyatta was the first Member of Parliament from 1963 until his death in 1978.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Elections | MP[1] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Jomo Kenyatta | KANU | Jomo Kenyatta also elected Prime Minister of Kenya. |
| 1974 | Jomo Kenyatta | KANU | Jomo Kenyatta also elected President of Kenya unopposed. |
| 1979 | Ngengi Muigai | KANU | |
| 1983 | Ngengi Muigai | KANU | |
| 1988 | Zachary Kimemia Gakunju | KANU | |
| 1992 | Anthony Kamuiru Gitau | Ford | Constituency abolished in 1997 |
References
[edit]- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine