Kangema Constituency

Kangema Constituency is an electoral constituency in Muranga County, Kenya.

CountyMurang'a

Population80,447^[1]

Area174 km² (67.2 sq mi)^[1]

Number of members1

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Kangema
constituency for the Parliament of Kenya
Kangema Constituency within Murang'a County
Murang'a County within Kenya
County	Murang'a
Population	80,447[1]
Area	174 km2 (67.2 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Number of members	1
Party	UDA
Member of Parliament	Peter Irungu Kihungi
Wards	3

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It encompasses Kangema township which is the headquarters of the newly created Murang'a North District. Murang'a North is a heavily populated district of the Central Province and it covers a vast portion of the Aberdare Ranges. The economic mainstay for Kangema is agriculture, most of the land being under Tea, Coffee, wattle and subsistence food crops. There is vibrant trade of consumer goods in the township and the adjacent towns of Gakira, Gitugu, Kiairathe Kanyenya-ini and Rwathia.

Nascent industry includes milk, tea and coffee processing factories. The area is well served by transport and communication infrastructure.