Juja is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County, one of four in the former Thika District. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.
Before the 2013 elections, the constituency was broken into Juja, Ruiru and Thika Town constituencies. The current MP is Hon. George Koimburi who won a by-election in 2021.This followed the death of Hon. Francis Munyua Waititu of Jubilee Party who had been first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. It has a population of 300,948 people (2019 census).
It is home to the main campus of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
Members of Parliament
ElectionsMP Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944-2007PartyNotes 1969 Gitu Kahengeri KANU Unopposed 1974 Peter Kenyatta Muigai KANU One-party system 1979 Gitu Kahengeri KANU One-party system 1983 George Kamau Muhoho KANU One-party system 1988 George Kamau Muhoho KANU One-party system 1992 Stephen Rugendo Ndicho Ford-Asili Multi-party system 1997 Stephen Rugendo Ndicho SDP Multi-party system 2002 William Kabogo Gitau Sisi kwa Sisi Multi-party system 2007 George Thuo PNU Election disputed by William Kabogo, seat declared vacant on 16 April 2010 due to election irregularities Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: Thuo loses Juja seat 2010 William Kabogo Gitau NARC-Kenya By-election2013 Munyua Waititu (Wakapee) TNA Multi-party system2017 Munyua Waititu (Wakapee) JPDaily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe Multi-party system2021 George Koimburi PEP By-election2022 George Koimburi UDA Multi-party system
Locations and wards The electoral wards in this constituency are Juja, Kalimoni, Witeithie, Murera and Theta.
References
External links Juja Constituency