Dagoretti South Constituency

Dagoretti South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County. It consists of western suburbs of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City Council area. Most of it was formerly known as Nairobi West Constituency from 1963-1969 and Dagoretti from 1969 to 2012.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1963 Njoroge Mungai KANU
1969 Njoroge Mungai KANU One-party system
1974 Johnstone Muthiora KANU One-party system. Muthiora died soon after elections.[2]
1975 Francis Kahende KANU By-Election, One-party system
1979 Njoroge Mungai KANU One-party system
1983 Clement Gachanja KANU One-party system
1988 Chris Kamuyu KANU One-party system
1992 Chris Kamuyu FORD-Asili
1997 Beth Wambui Mugo Social Democratic Party
2002 Beth Wambui Mugo NARC
2007 Beth Wambui Mugo Party of National Unity
2013 Dennis Kariuki Waweru TNA

Locations and wards

Ward Population km2 County Assembly Representative
Mutu-ini 17,973 5 --
Ngando 31,769 3.2 --
Riruta 65,320 4.2 --
Uthiru 32,575 7.9 --Waweru Kinuthia
Waithaka 31,054 5 --

References

  1. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. Daily Nation, August 14, 2003: Debate on PM is as old as Kenya

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