Kasarani Constituency
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Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi City County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County. It has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., making it the second-largest constituency in Nairobi after Lang'ata. It borders Ruaraka, Embakasi Central, Embakasi North, Embakasi East, Roysambu constituencies to the west; Ruiru constituency to the north; Matungulu constituency to the east and Mavoko constituency to the south-east.
Kasarani Constituency forms part of two sub-counties; Kasarani Sub-county and Njiru Sub-county.
History
The constituency was known as Nairobi Northeast Constituency at the 1963 elections and as Mathare Constituency from 1966 elections to 1994 by-elections. Up until the 2007 elections it has been known as Kasarani Constituency. Prior to the 2013 general election, Kasarani was divided into four constituencies: Kasarani, Roysambu Constituency, Ruaraka Constituency, and part of Embakasi North Constituency.[1][2] Regions such as Kamulu, Njiru and Ruai, were hived off from the now defunct Embakasi Constituency and combined to the remaining part of Kasarani Constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP [3] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Munyua Waiyaki | KANU | |
| 1969 | Munyua Waiyaki | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Munyua Waiyaki | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Munyua Waiyaki | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Andrew Ngumba | KANU | One-party system. Ngumba fled the country in 1986.[4] |
| 1986 | Josephat Karanja | KANU | By-elections, One-party system |
| 1988 | Josephat Karanja | KANU | One-party system |
| 1992 | Muraya Macharia | FORD-Asili | |
| 1994 | Fredrick Masinde | Ford-Kenya | By-elections. Masinde died, resulting in another by-elections.[5] |
| 1994 | Ochieng Mbeo | Ford-Kenya | By-elections (second one in 1994) |
| 1997 | Adolf Muchiri | NDP | |
| 2002 | William Omondi | NARC | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Ongoro | ODM | |
| 2013 | John Njoroge Chege | TNA | |
| 2017 | Mercy Gakuya | Jubilee Party | |
| 2022 | Ronald Karauri | Independent Candidate |
Wards
| Ward | Population* | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay City | 30,658 | 4.78 |
| Mwiki | 39,156 | 18.80 |
| Kasarani | 30,658 | 8.55 |
| Njiru | 64,551 | 5.20 |
| Ruai | 97,000 | 98.00 |
| Total | 262,023 | 135.33 |
| 2019 census.[6] | ||
Kasarani Sub-county
The sub-county shares the same boundaries with what was known as Kasarani Division. Areas such as Njiru, Ruai and Kamulu are in Njiru Sub-county. The whole of Roysambu, Ruaraka, and part of Embakasi North constituencies are within the Kasarani sub-county. The Sub-county is headquartered in Kasarani, and headed by the Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.[7]
References
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- ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
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- ↑ Daily Nation, 2002: Is re-election likely for MP?
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External links
- Kasarani Constituency
- Map of the constituencyScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Social audit of the constituency
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