Know Your Counties: Tharaka-Nithi

Tharaka-Nithi county has 5 sub counties;

1. Chuka

2. Igambango’mbe

3. Maara

4. Tharaka North

5. Tharaka South

Tharaka-Nithi county has 15 wards;

1. Chiakariga

2. Chogoria

3. Ganga

4. Gatunga

5. Igambang’ombe

6. Karingani

7. Magumoni

8. Mariani

9. Marimanti

10. Mitheru

11. Mugwe

12. Mukothima

13. Muthambi

14. Mwimbi

15. Nkondi

These were the members of first Tharaka-Nithi county assembly 2013 – 2017.

1. Mitheru Nevert Ntwiga

2. Muthambi Wilson Nyagah Derebia

3. Mwimbi Bedford Labani Mwambia

4. Ganga Lysbeth Gatiria Mbae

5. Chogoria Purity Wanja M'rithaa

6. Mariani Erastus Kinyua

7. Karingani Patrick Miriti Bore

8. Magumoni Muchiri Gilbert Royford

9. Mugwe Japhet Nyaga Mbaka

10. Igambang'ombe Albano Mugambi Kiania

11. Gatunga Peter Muthengi Mwabu

12. Mukothima Julius Gataya Mwenda

13. Nkondi Agostino Ngaku Gaicu

14. Chiakariga John Mucee Njagi

15. Marimanti Paul G K Mwabu

These are the members of Tharaka-Nithi County assembly 2017 – 2022.

County leadership

Tharaka-Nithi county has been under the leadership of 2 governors;

1. Onesmus Muthomi Njuki, the second governor 2017 – 2022.

2. Samuel Ragwa, the first governor, 2013 – 2017.

County population

As per 2019 census Tharaka-Nithi county had a population of 393,177 people. The population is spread in the county as follows;

1. Igambang’ombe 53,210

2. Maara 114,894

3. Meru South 91,080

4. Tharaka North 58,345

5. Tharaka South 75,250

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