Dagoretti South Constituency

Dagoretti South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County.[1] It is located to the west of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi County. The constituency was known as Nairobi West Constituency from 1963 to 1969, and Dagoretti Constituency from 1969 to 2013.

Dagoretti South
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyNairobi City
Area25.30 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2013
Number of membersOne
PartyOrange Democratic Movement
Member(s)John Kiarie
Created fromDagoretti

Before the general election of 2013, Dagoretti Constituency was divided, with the bulk of the southern parts forming Dagoretti South Constituency; the south-east stretch combined with part of Lang'ata Constituency to form Kibra Constituency; the rest was combined with part of Westlands Constituency to form Dagoretti North Constituency.[2] The constituency has an area of 25.30 km2 (9.8 sq mi).

The area member of parliament is John Kiarie (KJ)

Members of Parliament
Elections MP [3] Party Notes
1963Njoroge MungaiKANU
1969Njoroge MungaiKANUOne-party system
1974Johnstone MuthioraKANUMuthiora died soon after elections, necessitating a by-election.[4]
1975Francis KahendeKANUBy-Election, One-party system
1979Njoroge MungaiKANUOne-party system
1983Clement GachanjaKANUOne-party system
1988Chris KamuyuKANUOne-party system
1992Chris KamuyuFORD-Asili
1997Beth Wambui MugoSocial Democratic Party
2002Beth Wambui MugoNARC
2007Beth Wambui MugoParty of National Unity
2013Dennis Kariuki WaweruTNA
2017John Kiarie (KJ)Jubilee Party of Kenya
2022John Kiarie (KJ)UDA

Locations and wards
WardPopulationkm2County Assembly Representative
Mutu-ini17,9735John Ng'ang'a Mukiri
Ngando31,7693.2Peter Wahinya Kimuhu
Riruta65,3204.2James Kiriba Kariuki
Uthiru32,5757.9Samuel Muchene
Waithaka31,0545Anthony Kiragu Karanja

References
  1. Ben-Hafaïedh, Cyrine; Cooney, Thomas M. (2017). Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Teams: Theory and Practice. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78471-326-3. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  4. Daily Nation, August 14, 2003: Debate on PM is as old as Kenya

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