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.

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.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
1963Munyua WaiyakiKANU
1969Munyua WaiyakiKANUOne-party system
1974Munyua WaiyakiKANUOne-party system
1979Munyua WaiyakiKANUOne-party system
1983Andrew NgumbaKANUOne-party system. Ngumba fled the country in 1986.
1986Josephat KaranjaKANUBy-elections, One-party system
1988Josephat KaranjaKANUOne-party system.
1992Muraya MachariaFORD-Asili
1994Fredrick MasindeFord-KenyaBy-elections. Masinde died, resulting in another by-elections.
1994Ochieng MbeoFord-KenyaBy-elections
1997Adolf MuchiriNDP
2002William OmondiNARC
2007Elizabeth OngoroODM
2013John Njoroge ChegeTNA
2017Mercy GakuyaJUBILEE PARTY
Kenya general election 2017/ Muhammed Musyoka mulwa

Wards