Starehe Constituency

Starehe Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. It consists of central and central to north areas of Nairobi. Starehe constituency has common boundaries with Central Division of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City Council area.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [1] Party Notes
1966Clement LubembeKANUOne-party system
1969Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system
1974Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system
1979Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system
1983Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system.
1988Kiruhi KimondoKANUOne-party system. Kimondo was dismissed by KANU in 1989.[2]
1989Gerishon KirimaKANUBy-elections. One-party system.
1992Kiruhi KimondoFORD-AsiliKimondo defected to KANU in 1989 resulting in by-elections.[2]
1994Stephen MwangiFORD-AsiliBy-elections
1997Maina KamandaDemocratic Party
2002Maina KamandaNARC
2007Margaret WanjiruODMVote recount held in 2010 indicated that the poll was won by Maina Kamanda (PNU). As a result, a by-election was ordered to take place.[3]
2011Margaret WanjiruODMBy-election [4]
2012Maina KamandaJubilee
2017Charles Njagua KanyiJubileeElection 2017 held by IEBC in 08th August 2017 Election result[5]

Locations and wards

Locations
Location Population*
Huruma126,047
Kariokor47,843
Mathare96,559
Ngara35,917
Starehe22,398
Totalx
1999 census.[6]
Wards
Ward Registered Voters
Central33,156
Huruma20,426
Kariokor23,124
Mathare25,536
Ngara20,804
Total123,046
*September 2005.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  2. 1 2 Daily Nation, January 1, 2001: Notable people who departed
  3. ↑ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: Seats fell vacant after election petitions
  4. ↑ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe
  5. ↑ IEBC Portal, August 2017 : Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  7. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registered voters per polling station by electoral area/ward and constituency Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine.

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