Gatundu South is an electoral constituency in Kiambu County , Kenya and the seat of the subcounty Officer is in Gatundu Town. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County which comprises four wards: Kiamwangi, Kiganjo, Ndarugo, and Ng'enda. All of them are within the Kiambu County Council. The constituency was established before the 1997 General Elections . Previously it was part of the larger Gatundu Constituency which was split into Gatundu South Constituency and Gatundu North Constituency . It is ranked 182 out of 210 Constituencies in Kenya in size and 165 out of 210 in population size.
6-479: The current Member of Parliament is Gabriel Kagombe who succeeded Moses Kuria in 2022. Theta Dam is in Gatundu South. It's located inside Kinale Forest, its being constructed across Theta River in Gatundu South constituency. The project includes construction of a 17-meter-high compacted earth fill dam, Construction of a reinforced concrete spillway and Laying of a 3.5 km long 500mm diameter steel pipeline up to
12-440: A new party Chama Cha Kazi . He was succeeded by Gabriel Kagombe in the 2022 General Election . During the 2022 general elections, he unsuccessfully vied for governor of Kiambu county . He lost the race to Kimani Wamatangi and conceded defeat stating that he would proceed to pursue a different course in the private sector. On 27 September 2022, he was appointed as Cabinet secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry. In
18-443: Is a Kenyan politician and the former Cabinet Secretary (CS) for public service, performance and delivery management having been appointed by President William Ruto , and successfully vetted by the 13th Parliament of Kenya . He was sworn in on 27 October 2022 as the new CS for Investments, Trade and Industry replacing Betty Maina . Kuria is a staunch admirer of former President Kibaki . He attributes his admiration for politics to
24-813: The Mundoro forest edge. On completion, Theta dam reservoir will have a storage capacity of 2 million cubic meters (2 Billion liters). This will enable production of 15,000 m3/day of water that will augment both the Ndarugu and Thiririka water projects reliability. This will improve water supply to the upper parts of Gatundu such as Gachika, Kiamuoria, Kiganjo, Gatitu of greater Kiganjo location and upper parts of greater Ndarugu locations. Area Population Population Density Male Female Gender Index (women to men) Households Average Household size Registered Voters Proportion of Population Registered to Vote Proportion of Youth Voters Moses Kuria Moses Kiarie Kuria
30-466: The October 2023 reshuffle, he was moved to the public service portfolio and was replaced as trade minister by Rebecca Miano . Kuria's political career has been marred by controversy. He has been incarcerated severally and charged with hate speech . His ravaging attacks on Kenya's opposition has created a sharp schism among political protagonists; while the opponents feel that Kuria is a 'loose cannon' who
36-450: The former president. His political journey started when he joined Kibaki's team through Uhuru Kenyatta 's Kanu Party. Following the death of the then member of parliament for Gatundu South, Hon. Jossy Ngugi, Moses Kuria was elected unopposed as the new MP in 2014 on TNA party. He was re-elected as an MP during the 2017 general elections to serve for a 5-year parliamentary term , running until 2022 on Jubilee Party. In 2021, he founded
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