Makadara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi City County, Kenya. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county. It was renamed prior to the 1997 elections, but was also known as Nairobi Doonholm Constituency for the 1963 elections, then as Bahati Constituency from 1966 to 1997. It consists of some central and southern of central areas of Nairobi County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County, and has an area of 13 km2. The current constituency boundaries were revised prior to the 2013 elections. It has a population of 189,536 people from the 2019 census report.
| Makadara | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1963 |
| Party | ODM |
| MP | George Aladwa |
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 Gideon Kioko Mbuvi who was elected in a by-election in 2010, replacing Dickson Wathika, whose election in 2007 was invalidated due to 'election irregularities'.[1] 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.[2]
Members of Parliament
edit| Elections | MP [3] | 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 | Election invalidated in April 2010 due to electoral irregularities |
| 2010 | Gidion Mbuvi Kioko | NARC-Kenya | By-election (September 20, 2010) |
| 2013 | Benson Kangara | TNA |
County Assembly wards
edit| Location | Area | Population* |
|---|---|---|
| Maringo/Hamza | 2.9 | 52,293 |
| Viwandani | 5.7 | 44,881 |
| Harambee | 2.6 | 32,238 |
| Makongeni | 1.8 | 31,022 |
| Total | 13.0 | 160,434 |
| 1999 census.[4] | ||
Makadara Sub-county
editThe Sub-county shares the same boundaries as the constituency. The sub-county is headquartered in Makadara. It is headed by a Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.[5]
References
edit- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: Seats fell vacant after election petitions
- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe Mbuvi (19,913); Ndolo (17,652); Wathika (11,088)
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
- ^ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)[permanent dead link]
- ^ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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