Know Your County : Makueni

Makueni county has 6 sub counties;

1. Kaiti

2. Kibwezi East

3. Kibwezi West

4. Kilome

5. Makueni

6. Mbooni

Makueni county has 30 electoral wards;

1. Emali/Mulala

2. Ilima

3. Ivingoni/Nzambani

4. Kako/Waia

5. Kalawa

6. Kasikeu

7. Kathonzweni

8. Kee

9. Kiima Kiu/Kalaanzoni

10. Kikumbulyu North

11. Kikumbulyu South

12. Kilili/Kalamba

13. Kilungu

14. Kiteta/Kisau

15. Kithungo/Kitundu

16. Kitise/Kithuki

17. Makindu

18. Masongaleni

19. Mavindini

20. Mbitini

21. Mbooni

22. Mtito-Andei

23. Mukaa

24. Muvau/Kikumini

25. Nguu/Masumba

26. Nguumo

27. Thange

28. Tulimani

29. Ukia

30. Wote/Nziu

These were the members of first Makueni county assembly 2013 – 2017.

1. Emali/Mulala Cosmas Mutunga Kaleli

2. Ilima Joel Mutinda Kioko

3. Ivingoni/Nzamba ni Cosmas Mutinda Nzilili

4. Kalawa Patrick Kithale Mbithi

5. Kasikeu Paul Muli Mutua Malinda

6. Kathonzweni Francis King'oo Mutungi

7. Kee Jonathan Mutua Muthoka

8. Kiima Kiu/Kalanzoni Caroline Munanie Musee

9. Kikumbulyu North Bensley Mwania Mathuku

10. Kikumbulyu South Bernard Wambua Sammy Kiswii

11. Kilungu Stephen Katumo Masaku

12. Kiteta/Kisau Jackson Kimanthi Ngovi

13. Kithungo/Kitundu Keli Christant Musyoka

14. Kitise/Kithuki Julius Muema Mwalali

15. Makindu Bernard Muthoka Musau

16. Masongaleni John Mutisya Kilonzo

17. Mavindini Martin Muli Mutuku

18. Mbitini Dickson Musyimi Mutaiti

19. Mbooni Joseph Mulei Musya

20. Mtito Andei Shedrack Mwau Nzamu

21. Mukaa Jonathan Mutua Ndungi

22. Muvau/Kikuumi ni Josiah Wambua Kavita

23. Nguu/Masumba Timothy Sirei Maneno

24. Nguumo John Muli Mwenze

25. Nzaui/Kilili/Kala mba Francis Munyao Mutuku

26. Thange Martin Mutee Masila

27. Tulimani Jackson Musyoka Wambua

28. Ukia Samson Vaati Musembi

29. Waia-Kako Mutinda Mwangangi

30. Wote Sammy Mutuku Maseka

These are the members of Makueni county assembly 2017 – 2022.

1. Emali/Mulala Nicodemus Mutua Muthoka

2. Ilima Joseph Kahindu Kivinda

3. Ivingoni/Nzambani Harrison Mwanzia Muti

4. Kako/Waia Dennis Mutinda Musyoka

5. Kalawa Muthoka Mutunga Kyalo

6. Kasikeu Julius Munari

7. Kathonzweni Francis King’oo Mutungi

8. Kee Isaac Munyao Muema

9. Kiima Kiu Ben Kyengo Kilonzi

10. Kikumbulyu North Jackson Muema Mbalu

11. Kikumbulyu South Jades Kalunda

12. Kilili/Kalamba Julius Matheka Mutula

13. Kilungu Patrick Musyoki Mbevi

14. Kiteta Kisau Dennis Wambua Masavu

15. Kithungo/Kitundu Kisungi Wa Katete

16. Kitise/Kithuki Sebastian Muli

17. Makindu Alfred Kituku Kalunde

18. Masongaleni Richard Kasyoki Munywoki

19. Mavindini Jonathan Kimongo

20. Mbitini Josphat Ndetei Nzuki

21. Mbooni Alexander Mwanza Masila

22. Mtito-Andei Francis Mulwa Mwania

23. Mukaa Joseph Muema

24. Muvau/Kikumini Elizabeth Mutinda Kawembe

25. Nguu/Masumba Timothy Maneno

26. Nguumo Alfred Nyamai Mutuku

27. Thange Nicholas Ndunda Maitha

28. Tulimani Kyalo Mumo

29. Ukia Japheth Mwailu Katumo

30. Wote/Nziu Felix Mateso Bonface

County population

According to 2019 census Makueni county had a population of 987,653 people. The Makueni county population is spread as follows;

1. Kathonzweni 79,780

2. Kibwezi 197,000

3. Kilungu 60,952

4. Makindu 84,946

5. Makueni 130,375

6. Mbooni East 97,756

7. Mbooni West 102,594

8. Mukaa 107,549

9. Nzaui 126,701

County leadership

Makueni county has been under the leadership of governor Kivutha Kibwana 2013 – 2022.