Gakawa Ward: polling stations
Gakawa (IEBC ward code 0476) is a county assembly ward in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County. In the IEBC's 2022 register it had 28 polling stations at 19 registration centres, with 13,863 registered voters.
Gakawa elects one Member of County Assembly at the general election on . Its voters also elect the MP for Kieni, Nyeri County's governor, senator and woman representative, and vote for President.
- IEBC ward code
- 0476
- Registration centres
- 19
- Polling stations
- 28
- Registered voters
- 13,863
2022 figures. Average of 495 registered voters per polling station. The largest registration centre was CCM NANYUKI PRIMARY SCHOOL, with 1,645 voters across 3 polling stations.
How Gakawa compares
- By registered voters, Gakawa was the 4th largest of the 8 wards in Kieni, with 12.1% of the constituency’s voters.
- Across Nyeri County it ranked 19th of 30 wards and held 2.9% of the county’s registered voters.
- Its polling stations averaged 495 registered voters each — more than the Kieni average of 494 and fewer than the Nyeri County average of 501.
- The largest polling station was GUARA PRIMARY SCHOOL with 686 registered voters; the smallest was KAAGA NURSERY SCHOOL with 172.
- 7 of its 19 registration centres had more than one polling station (stream).
Registration centres and polling stations in Gakawa
A registration centre often has several polling stations (streams). Names are as listed in the IEBC register, which shortens long names.
| Registration centre | Polling stations | Registered voters |
|---|---|---|
| WATHITUGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 604 |
| CCM NANYUKI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,645 |
| KATHERI PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 615 |
| MLIMA KENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 896 |
| BURGURET PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 1,241 |
| GUARA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 686 |
| MACHARIA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 578 |
| GATUANYAGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 623 |
| KIBOYA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 873 |
| MURERU PRIMARY SCHOOL | 2 | 780 |
| NGERIMA NURSERY SCH | 1 | 463 |
| AIRSTRIP PRIMARY SCHOOL | 1 | 594 |
| GAKAWA DISPENSARY | 1 | 275 |
| KAAGA NURSERY SCHOOL | 1 | 172 |
| MAKA WATER PROJECT OFFICE | 2 | 1,165 |
| GUARA NURSERY SCHOOL | 1 | 409 |
| MURERU SECONDARY SCHOOL | 1 | 630 |
| MOI EQUATOR GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 | 1,422 |
| GAKAWA SECONDARY SCHOOL. | 1 | 192 |
| Total | 28 | 13,863 |
Finding your polling station
This list is from the register used for the 9 August 2022 General Election. Registration centres and polling stations can change before 2027, and new voters are registered between elections. Always confirm your registration and polling station with the IEBC.
Organising polling agents here? Read the polling agent guide.