Makadara Constituency


Makadara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in the county. It was created for the 1997 elections, but was also known as Doonholm constituency for the 1963 and 1969 elections, then as Bahati Constituency. It consists of central and southern of central areas of Nairobi County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi county, and has an area of 13 km².
Mwai Kibaki, who later became the president of Kenya, served as a Makadara MP before moving to Othaya Constituency. The constituency was also represented by Gidion Kioko Mbuvi, also known as 'Mike Sonko', who was elected in a by-election in 2010, replacing Dickson Wathika, whose election in 2007 was invalidated due to 'election irregularities'. Sonko went on to become the senator for Nairobi County in 2013, and is currently the Governor of Nairobi County which is also the Capital of Kenya.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
1963Mwai KibakiKANU
1969Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system
1974James MuriukiKANUOne-party systems.
1979Fredrick Esau OmidoKANUOne-party system
1983Fredrick Esau OmidoKANUOne-party system.
1988Fredrick Esau OmidoKANUOne-party system.
1992John MutereFORD-Asili
1997Paul MugekeDemocratic Party
2002Reuben NdoloNARC
2007Dickson WathikaPNUElection invalidated in April 2010 due to electoral irregularities
2010Gidion Mbuvi KiokoNARC-KenyaBy-election
2013Benson KangaraTNA-

County Assembly Wards