Bahati Constituency

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Bahati MP Irene Njoki
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County Nakuru County

Bahati is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eleven constituencies in Nakuru County. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 Wanjiru Macharia (11 August 2022). "Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri Trounced By Mrembo Irene Njoki". Capitalfm.co.ke. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 13 August 2022.