- Makadara Constituency
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Makadara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. It consists of central and south of central areas of Nairobi. Makadara constituency has common boundaries with Makadara Division of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City Council area. The constituency has an area of 20 km². It was known as Doonholm constituency at the 1963 and 1969 elections, then as Bahati Constituency and since 1997 elections it has been known as Makadara Constituency.
Mwai Kibaki, who later became the president of Kenya, served as a Makadara MP before moving to Othaya Constituency.
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Members of Parliament
Elections MP [1] Party Notes 1963 Mwai Kibaki KANU 1969 Mwai Kibaki KANU One-party system 1974 James Muriuki KANU One-party system 1979 Fredrick Esau Omido KANU One-party system 1983 Fredrick Esau Omido KANU One-party system. 1988 Fredrick Esau Omido KANU One-party system. 1992 John Mutere FORD-Asili 1997 Paul Mugeke Democratic Party 2002 Reuben Ndolo NARC 2007 Dickson Wathika PNU The seat was vacated by court in April 2010 citing electoral irregularities [2] 2010 Gidion Mbuvi Kioko NARC-Kenya By-election(September 20, 2010): Mbuvi (19,913); Ndolo (17,652); Wathika (11,088) [3] Locations and wards
Locations Location Population* Makadara 73,020 Makongeni 29.032 Maringo 40,547 Mukuru Nyayo 50,701 Viwandani 82,977 Total x 1999 census [4]. Wards Ward Registered Voters Harambee 18,651 Hamza/Lumumba 17,400 Makongeni 13,162 Mbotela 8,280 Nairobi South 18,527 Ofafa 12,172 Viwandani 23,371 Total 111,563 *September 2005 [5]. References
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: Seats fell vacant after election petitions
- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe
- ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency
External links
Categories:- Constituencies in Nairobi
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