 The area MP Japhet Kareke Mbiuki was initially elected as the MP for Nithi; a constituency that was later split into two(2), Maara and Chuka-Igambang'ombe.Hon Mbiuki was re-elected to the National Assembly to represent Maara during the 4 March 2013 elections through The National Alliance Party (TNA) also a member of the Jubilee Coalition.Chogoria is also the hometown of the late Bernard Mate, a philosopher-politician who was one of the prominent Kenyan leaders at independence.