Embakasi North Constituency
| Embakasi North | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
Embakasi North Constituency within Nairobi City County | |
Nairobi City County within Kenya | |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Area | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2013 |
| Number of members | One |
| Party | UDA |
| Member of Parliament | James Gakuya |
| Created from | Embakasi & Kasarani |
Embakasi North is a constituency in Kenya and one of the seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County.[1][2] Embakasi North includes five electoral wards: Kariobangi North, Dandora Area I, Dandora Area II, Dandora Area III, and Dandora Area IV.[3] The constituency has an area of 5.50 km2 (2.1 sq mi). It was created prior to the 2013 election when Kasarani Constituency and Embakasi Constituency boundaries were revised. The constituency forms part of two sub-counties of Nairobi; Kariobangi North falls under Kasarani while the Dandora area is in Njiru.
Members of Parliament
| Elections | MP [4] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | James Mwangi Gakuya | TNA | |
| 2017 | James Mwangi Gakuya | Jubilee Party | |
| 2022 | James Mwangi Gakuya | UDA | Gakuya switched party affiliation to the UDA. |
References
- ^ "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Nairobi County | County Trak Kenya". Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine