Makadara Constituency

Makadara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in the county. It was created for the 1997 elections, but was also known as Doonholm constituency for the 1963 and 1969 elections, then as Bahati Constituency. It consists of central and southern of central areas of Nairobi County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi county, and has an area of 13 km².

Makadara
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Current constituency
Created1963
PartyThe National Alliance
MPBenson Kangara

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 Gidion Kioko Mbuvi, also known as 'Mike Sonko', 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
Elections MP [3] Party Notes
1963Mwai KibakiKANU
1969Mwai KibakiKANUOne-party system
1974James MuriukiKANUOne-party systems.
1979Fredrick Esau OmidoKANUOne-party system
1983Fredrick Esau OmidoKANUOne-party system.
1988Fredrick Esau OmidoKANUOne-party system.
1992John MutereFORD-Asili
1997Paul MugekeDemocratic Party
2002Reuben NdoloNARC
2007Dickson WathikaPNUElection invalidated in April 2010 due to electoral irregularities
2010Gidion Mbuvi KiokoNARC-KenyaBy-election (September 20, 2010)
2013Benson KangaraTNA

County Assembly Wards
Location Area Population*
Maringo/Hamza2.952,293
Viwandani5.744,881
Harambee2.632,238
Makongeni1.831,022
Total13.0160,434
1999 census.[4]

References
  1. Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: Seats fell vacant after election petitions
  2. Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe Mbuvi (19,913); Ndolo (17,652); Wathika (11,088)
  3. Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  4. information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)

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