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.The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City county area.
Members of Parliament[]
Elections | MP [1] | Party | Notes |
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1966 | KANU | One-party system | |
1969 | Charles Rubia | KANU | One-party system |
1974 | Charles Rubia | KANU | One-party system |
1979 | Charles Rubia | KANU | One-party system |
1983 | Charles Rubia | KANU | One-party system. |
1988 | KANU | One-party system. Kimondo was dismissed by KANU in 1989.[2] | |
1989 | Gerishon Kirima | KANU | By-elections. One-party system. |
1992 | FORD-Asili | Kimondo defected to KANU in 1989 resulting in by-elections.[2] | |
1994 | Stephen Mwangi | FORD-Asili | By-elections |
1997 | Democratic Party | ||
2002 | NARC | ||
2007 | Margaret Wanjiru | ODM | Vote 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] |
2011 | Margaret Wanjiru | ODM | By-election [4] |
2012 | Jubilee | ||
2017 | Charles Njagua Kanyi | Jubilee | Election 2017 held by IEBC on 8 August 2017 Election result[5] |
Electoral wards[]
Following the 2013 election, Starehe electoral wards are Nairobi Central, Ngara, Pangani, Landimawe and Nairobi South (South B).
References[]
- ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
- ^ a b Daily Nation, January 1, 2001: Notable people who departed
- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: Seats fell vacant after election petitions
- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe
- ^ IEBC Portal, August 2017 :[1] Archived 2017-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Starehe Constituency[permanent dead link]
- Map of the constituency[permanent dead link]
- Uchaguzikenya.com - Constituency profile
Categories:
- Constituencies in Nairobi
- 1966 establishments in Kenya
- Constituencies established in 1966