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Kasarani Constituency

Kasarani Constituency

Kenyan electoral constituency


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, and has an area of 152.60 km2 (58.9 sq mi), 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.

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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 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 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

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Wards

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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 headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.[7]


References

  1. "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "List of districts in Nairobi". Tuko. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. Daily Nation, February 18, 2002: A position dogged by controversy
  4. "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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