Kiambu MPs Call County's Recognition as Standalone Region

by Ken Muthomi on Wednesday, 6 August 2025 - 5:56 pm

Members of the National Assembly during a session on Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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Parliament of Kenya

Kiambu Members of Parliament are now calling for the county's recognition as a standalone region separate from the Mount Kenya regional bloc.

In a press briefing on Wednesday, August 6, the lawmakers, including Gatundu North MP, Elijah Kururia, claimed that the high number of voters in the county makes them eligible to be recognised as a standalone region.

According to the MP, the move will enable the leaders to call for more economic and infrastructural developments from the national government and also push for more representation in the executive and other senior government positions.

"We have so many votes in Kiambu county, because we have 1.4 million voters, which is more than Nyeri, Murang'a, and Laikipia all together, we don't want when the President comes to Mount Kenya for him to say that he is going to Kiambu," Kururia said.

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi addressing congregants at PCEA St Paul Nderi in Sigona Ward, Kikuyu Sub-County, on Sunday, April 13.

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Wamatangi, Facebook

"Kiambu County, we want to stand as a region because we want our developments, Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretaries, and our own money, separate from other Mount Kenya Region counties," he added.

The rapid social and economic expansion of the county, which they claim is the second largest in the country, deserves special recognition from the national government, separate from other counties, according to the MPs.

"If you look at how money is being divided, Nairobi gets the largest portion because of the needs there, but Kiambu should now be the second county receiving more funds because we need the infrastructure to support people who live here," Said Gatundu South MP Gabriel Njoroge.

Other Kiambu MPs who support the call include Thika Town MP Alice Ng'ang'a, Kabete MP Guthua Wamucukuru, and Kiambaa MP Njuguna Kawanjiku.

Kiambu is among the nine counties in the Mount Kenya Region, which include Nyandarua, Nakuru, Laikipia, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Kirinyaga, Murang'a, and Nyeri.

In preparation for the upcoming 2027 General Elections, politicians from both the opposition and the ruling sides have engaged in a tug-of-war over who will win the trust of the region, which is often considered a vote-rich region.

The opposition side, led by the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, has been at the vanguard of campaigning against President William Ruto's administration in the region.

However, in an effort to restore the already dwindling public confidence in government, President Ruto's allies, under the leadership of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, have also been waging a vigorous campaign in the area.