Kamukunji Constituency

Kamukunji Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County. It consists of central to eastern areas of Nairobi. Kamukunji constituency had common boundaries with Pumwani Division of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County area. The constituency has an area of 8.80 km2 (3.4 sq mi). The constituency forms part of what was known as Nairobi Central Constituency at the 1963 elections. Kamukunji Constituency was conceived prior to the 1969 elections. The current constituency boundaries were revised prior to the 2013 elections. It borders Starehe Constituency to the west, Makadara to the south, Embakasi West Constituency to the east, and Mathare Constituency to the north.

Kamukunji
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyNairobi City
Area8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1969
Number of membersOne
PartyJubilee Party
Member(s)Yusuf Hassan Abdi
Created fromNairobi Central & Nairobi North-East

Prominent politician Tom Mboya was the first MP from this constituency. He was assassinated in 1969.

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