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Dagoretti South | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
County | Nairobi City |
Area | 25.30 km2 (9.8 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2013 |
Number of members | One |
Party | UDA |
Member(s) | John Kiarie |
Created from | Dagoretti |
Dagoretti South is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County. [1] The entire constituency is located within Nairobi County.
The constituency was created prior to the general election of 2013, when Dagoretti Constituency was divided, with the bulk of the western and southern parts forming Dagoretti South Constituency; the south-east stretch combined with part of Lang'ata Constituency to form Kibra Constituency; the rest was combined with part of Westlands Constituency to form Dagoretti North Constituency. [2] The constituency has an area of 25.30 km2 (9.8 sq mi).
The area member of parliament is John Kiarie.
Elections | MP | Party | Notes |
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2013 | Dennis Kariuki Waweru | TNA | |
2017 | John Kiarie | Jubilee Party of Kenya | |
2022 | John Kiarie | UDA |
Ward | Population | km2 |
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Mutu-ini | 17,973 | 5 |
Ngando | 31,769 | 3.2 |
Riruta | 65,320 | 4.2 |
Uthiru | 32,575 | 7.9 |
Waithaka | 31,054 | 5 |
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