Kasarani Constituency
Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi County, and has an area of 135.33 km². It borders Ruaraka, Embakasi Central, Embakasi North Embakasi East constituencies to the south, Roysambu constituency to the west, Ruiru constituency to the north and Kangundo constituency to the east.
| Kasarani | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1963 |
| Party | Jubilee Party |
| MP | Mercy Gakuya |
History
The constituency was known as Nairobi Northeast Constituency at the 1963 and 1969 elections and as Mathare Constituency from 1974 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 split up to form four constituencies: Kasarani, Roysambu Constituency, Ruaraka Constituency, and Mathare Constituency.[1][2]
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 |
Kenya general election 2017/ Muhammed Musyoka mulwa
Wards
| Locations | ||
| 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 | 35,961 | 98.00 |
| Total | 200,984 | 135.33 |
| 2009 census.[6] | ||
References
- "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- "List of districts in Nairobi". Tuko. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
- Daily Nation, February 18, 2002: A position dogged by controversy
- Daily Nation, 2002: Is re-election likely for MP?
- information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)