Othaya Constituency


Othaya Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Nyeri County. Othaya Constituency comprises Othaya division of Nyeri County and was established for the 1966 elections. It has a population of 91,081 people.
Othaya is the main town located in this constituency. Mwai Kibaki, the former president of Kenya, was the Othaya MP since 1974 until 2013. He had earlier been the MP of Doonholm Constituency.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
1966 [Kenyan general election|1966]Joseph P MathengeKenya [African National Union|KANU]One-party system
1969Kega MuthuaKANUOne-party system
1974Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system
1979Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system
1983Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system.
1988Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system.
1992Mwai KibakiDemocratic Party
1997Mwai KibakiDemocratic PartyElected Leader of the Opposition.
2002Mwai KibakiNARC/DPElected president of Kenya.
December 2007Mwai KibakiParty of [National Unity (Kenya)|PNU]Elected president of Kenya.
March 2013Mary WambuiThe [National Alliance (Kenya)|TNA]
August 2017Mugambi James GichukiJubilee
August 2022Michael Wambugu WainainaUnited [Democratic Alliance (Kenya)|UDA]