Kirinyaga County

Kirinyaga District was created in 1963 out of the western part of Embu District.[2] Kerugoya town was the district headquarters. The district commissioner was based in this town. In 2007, Kirinyaga District was divided into four new districts:

• Kirinyaga Central with its administrative centre at Kerugoya
• Kirinyaga East with its administrative centre at Kianyaga
• Kirinyaga South with its administrative centre at Wanguru
• Kirinyaga West with its administrative centre at Baricho.

Since April 2013, the County Government of Kirinyaga administers all of Kirinyaga County. Formerly, The County Council of Kirinyaga administered all of Kirinyaga County, except the area that was administered by the Municipal Council of Kerugoya /Kutus and the Town Council of Sagana-Kagio.[2] After the constitution of 2010 the county was headed by honorable Joseph Ndathi as the first governor of the great county who won the elections in 2013 and served for one term. Joseph Ndathi lost the 2017 election to Honourable Anne Waiguru who terms runs till now. She will vacate the seat in 2027 due to end of her term as per the 2010 constitution. In April 2020, attempts by Deputy President William Ruto's allies to impeach Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru as part of a wider Jubilee Party confrontation between Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta were reported by Africa Confidential.[7]

Kirinyaga District is divided as follows:

Animal husbandry in Kirinyaga County

Like most counties in the Mt. Kenya region, agriculture is the main economic activity in Kirinyaga County. The county is best known for rice production at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme.Supplied by canal from Thiba river. Coffee and tea are also grown in the cooler areas of Ndia, Gichugu, and Kirinyaga Central constituencies. Other crops grown in the area include maize, beans, tomatoes, French beans, and other horticultural crops. Due to the scarcity of land and high population, most agriculture is done on small scale. There is also fishing at Sagana along the River Sagana. The business sector is also growing very fast. This has seen the growth of Markets such as Kagio Market. Kagio market serves Murang'a and Kirinyaga counties traders. The other economic feature is Tourism (castle forest lodge ) is a major tourist attraction where there is diverse wildlife eg elephants, monkeys. "Darasa ya Ngai" (bridge of God) is also a tourist attraction.In 2013 Kirinyaga was ranked the second Richest County.[9]

• Difatha
• Kibingoti
• Kibirigwi
• Thumaitay
• Mbiri
• Kiamutugu
• Muthigi-ini
• Kairini
• Mukangu
• Kianjege East and Kianjege West
• Gathoge
• Mururi
• Kianjiru
• Kimbimbi
• Part of Makutano
• Kathangarari
• Ngaru
• Kaitheri
• Kiaritha
• Kerugoya town
• Gathambi
• Ndiriti
• Kandegwa
• Muragara,

• Gathigiriri
• South Ngariama (Mumbu, Kandawa, Itangi,)