Emkakasi Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. Constituencies of Kenya are used to select members of Kenyan parliament. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south It is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. Nairobi Province is one of eight provinces in Kenya. It shares common boundaries with Nairobi city the capital of Kenya but functions as a state unit It consists of eastern and southeastern suburbs of Nairobi. Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. With 164,227 registered voters it is the most populous constituency in Kenya. Embakasi constituency has common boundaries with Embakasi Division. Embakasi is a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City Council area. The constituency has an area of 208 sq km.
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| Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | John David Kali | KANU | |
| 1966 | B. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral Mwangi Karungaru | KANU | One-party system |
| 1969 | B. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral Mwangi Karungaru | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Godfrey Muhuri Muchiri | KANU | One-party system |
| 1976 | Ezra H. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral Njoka | KANU | By-Election, One-party system |
| 1979 | Ezra H. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral Njoka | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Godfrey Muhuri Muchiri | KANU | One-party system |
| 1988 | David Mwenje | KANU | One-party system |
| 1992 | Henry Ruhiu | FORD-Asili | |
| 1997 | David Mwenje | Democratic Party | |
| 2002 | David Mwenje | NARC | |
| 2007 | Mugabe Were | ODM | Killed in January 2008 |
| Locations | |
| Location | Population* |
|---|---|
| Dandora | 154,157 |
| Embakasi | 32,027 |
| Kariobangi South | 24,528 |
| Kayole | 137,866 |
| Mukuru kwa njenga | 86,697 |
| Njiru | 25,251 |
| Ruai | 17,531 |
| Umoja | 137,866 |
| Total | 434,157 |
| 1999 census [2]. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral The first Multi-party general elections were held in Kenya on December 29, 1992. The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Asili is a Political party in Kenya. The second multiparty general election in Kenya was held on December 29 1997. The Democratic Party is a conservative Political party in Kenya. General elections were held in Kenya on December 27 2002. Presidential election Summary of the 27 December 2002 Kenyan presidential The National Rainbow Coalition (National Alliance of Rainbow Coalition - NARC was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a Kenyan general election 2007 was held on 27 December 2007. It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections Mellitus Mugabe Were ( 1968 - 29 January, 2008) was a Kenyan politician affiliated to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM Orange Democratic Movement refers to a Political party in Kenya, which originated as a single party that was formed as a result of the 2005 Kenyan constitutional Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of the Embakasi division. Embakasi is a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi, Kenya. | |
| Wards | |
| Ward | Registered Voters |
|---|---|
| Dandora A | 17,223 |
| Dandora B | 21,735 |
| Embakasi / Mihang'o | 13,322 |
| Kariobangi South | 8,589 |
| Kayole | 27,506 |
| Komarock | 9,413 |
| Mukuru | 22,060 |
| Njiru / Mwiki | 7,705 |
| Ruai | 5,944 |
| Savanna | 10,149 |
| Umoja | 20,581 |
| Total | 164,227 |
| *September 2005 [3]. | |