title: Othaya Constituency
text: # 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. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. it has a population of 91,081 people (2019 census).
  
  Othaya is the main town located in this constituency. Mwai Kibaki, the former president of Kenya, has been the Othaya MP since 1974. Earlier he had been the MP of Doonholm Constituency (now Makadara).
  
  ## Members of Parliament
  
  | Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1966 | Joseph P Mathenge | KANU | One-party system |
  | 1969 | Kega Muthua | KANU | One-party system |
  | 1974 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system |
  | 1979 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system |
  | 1983 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system. |
  | 1988 | Mwai Kibaki | KANU | One-party system. |
  | 1992 | Mwai Kibaki | Democratic Party | |
  | 1997 | Mwai Kibaki | Democratic Party | Elected Leader of the Opposition. |
  | 2002 | Mwai Kibaki | NARC/DP | Elected president of Kenya. |
  | 2007 | Mwai Kibaki | PNU | Elected president of Kenya. |
  | 2013 | Mary Wambui | TNA | |
  | 2017 | Mugambi James Gichuki | Jubilee | |
  | August 2022 | Michael Wambugu Wainaina | UDA | |
  
  ## Locations and wards
  
  Locations :
  
  | Location | Population |
  | - | - |
  | Chinga | 22,697 |
  | Iria-Ini | 25,755 |
  | Karima | 20,649 |
  | Mahiga | 24,276 |
  | Total | 93,377 |
  
  Wards :
  
  | Ward | Registered voters | Local authority |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kanyange | 1,162 | Othaya town |
  | Kianganda | 1,962 | Othaya town |
  | Nduye River | 2,727 | Othaya town |
  | Nyamari | 3,464 | Othaya town |
  | Thuti | 2,322 | Othaya town |
  | Chinga | 12,758 | Nyeri County |
  | Iria-Ini | 8,020 | Nyeri County |
  | Karima | 6,097 | Nyeri County |
  | Mahiga | 7,585 | Nyeri County |
  | Mumwe | 5,691 | Nyeri County |
  | Total | 51,788 |
  | *September 2005 ||
  