Kirinyaga District (Kirinyaga)
Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kerugoya and its largest town is Wanguru. In 2019, the county had a population of 610,411 and an area of 1,478.1 km2. The county is bordered to the east and south by Embu County, to the south by a tiny part of Machakos County, to the southwest by Murang'a County and to the northwest by Nyeri County.
Kirinyaga county lies between 1158 and 5199 meters above sea level; its highest point is the summit of Mount Kenya.
Since the 2010 Constitution Kirinyaga County was led by Governor {Joseph Ndathi} from 2013-2017 then Anne Waiguru who was elected for her first term in 2017 and re-elected in the 2022 General Elections. She was also elected the chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG) which she contested against Kajiado County Governor Joseph Ole Lenku.
Kirinyaga District was created in 1963 out of the western part of Embu District. Kerugoya town was the district headquarters. The district commissioner was based in this town. In 2007, Kirinyaga District was divided into four new districts:
* Kirinyaga Central with its administrative centre at Kerugoya
* Kirinyaga East with its administrative centre at Kianyaga
* Kirinyaga South with its administrative centre at Wanguru
* Kirinyaga West with its administrative centre at Baricho.
Kirinyaga county lies between 1158 and 5199 meters above sea level; its highest point is the summit of Mount Kenya.
Since the 2010 Constitution Kirinyaga County was led by Governor {Joseph Ndathi} from 2013-2017 then Anne Waiguru who was elected for her first term in 2017 and re-elected in the 2022 General Elections. She was also elected the chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG) which she contested against Kajiado County Governor Joseph Ole Lenku.
Kirinyaga District was created in 1963 out of the western part of Embu District. Kerugoya town was the district headquarters. The district commissioner was based in this town. In 2007, Kirinyaga District was divided into four new districts:
* Kirinyaga Central with its administrative centre at Kerugoya
* Kirinyaga East with its administrative centre at Kianyaga
* Kirinyaga South with its administrative centre at Wanguru
* Kirinyaga West with its administrative centre at Baricho.
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KES | Kenyan shilling | Sh | 2 |
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EN | English language |
SW | Swahili language |