Dagoretti South Constituency

Dagoretti South
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Dagoretti South Constituency within Nairobi City County
Nairobi City County within Kenya
CountyNairobi City
PopulationUnder 434,208 (Dagoretti North and South merged in 2019 census)[1]
AreaUnder 29 km2 (11.2 sq mi)[1]
Current constituency
Created2013
Number of membersOne
Party  UDA
MemberJohn Kiarie
Created fromDagoretti

Dagoretti South is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[2] It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County.[3] 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 was combined with part of Lang'ata Constituency to form Kibra Constituency and the rest was combined with part of Westlands Constituency to form Dagoretti North Constituency.[4] The constituency has an area of 25.30 km2 (9.8 sq mi).

The area member of parliament is John Kiarie.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP Party Notes
Dagoretti South

Constituency created from Dagoretti

2013 Dennis Kariuki WaweruTNA
2017 John KiarieJubilee Party
2022 John KiarieUDA

Locations and wards

WardPopulationkm2
Mutu-ini17,9735
Ngando31,7693.2
Riruta65,3204.2
Uthiru32,5757.9
Waithaka31,0545

References

  1. 1 2 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2 - Distribution of Population by Administrative Units. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Melanie Lidman (31 October 2017). "Kenya election gives sisters another venue to practice presence". Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Ben-Hafaïedh, Cyrine; Cooney, Thomas M. (2017). Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Teams: Theory and Practice. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78471-326-3. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 10 May 2015.