Westlands Constituency

Westlands
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
Westlands constituency within Nairobi City County
Nairobi City County in Kenya
CountyNairobi City
Population308,854[1]
Area72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1963
Number of membersOne
Party  ODM
Member of ParliamentTim Wanyonyi
Westlands Constituency, IEBC March 2012
Westlands Constituency 1997-2012 (Kenya)

Westlands is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[2] It is one of the seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. The constituency is situated within Westlands Sub-county, formerly Westlands District. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County and has an area of 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi). It was known as Nairobi Northwest Constituency at the 1963 elections, then as Parklands Constituency and since 1988 elections it has been known as Westlands Constituency.

In 2013, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission hived off a portion of Westlands Constituency to form part of Dagoretti North Constituency.[3]

Westlands constituency contains some of the high income suburb[4] areas such as Runda, LakeView, Muthaiga, Kitisuru and Highridge. Slum areas like Kangemi, Githogoro, DeepSea, Mji Wa Huruma, Kaptagat, Kibagare, Maasai and Suswa are also located within the constituency.

Members of Parliament

Elections MP [5] Party Notes
1963 Fitz Remedios Santana de SouzaKANU
1969 Samuel KivuituKANUOne-party system
1974 Isaac WaweruKANUOne-party system
1979 Krishan Chander GautamaKANUOne-party system
1983 Samuel KivuituKANUOne-party system.
1988 Njoroge MungaiKANUOne-party system.
1992 Amin WaljiKANUWalji died during his tenure [6]
1994 Fred GumoKANUBy-elections
1997 Fred GumoKANU
2002 Fred GumoNARC
2007 Fred GumoODM
2013 Timothy Wanyonyi WetangulaODM
2017 Timothy Wanyonyi WetangulaODM
2022 Timothy Wanyonyi WetangulaODM

Locations and wards

WardPopulationkm2County Assembly Representative
Kitisuru31,20221.3Alvin Alango PalaPala ODM
Parklands/Highridge38,3448.2Jeffer Abdulwahab Kassam ODM
Karura26,45338.2Kamau Thuo FiuNifiu TNA
Kangemi45,5641.6Peter Vukindu Isuha ODM
Mountain View36,1263.1Beatrice Kwamboka Makori ODM

Westlands Sub-county

The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with what was Westlands Division of Nairobi and constituency prior to 2013. Some areas that are electorally placed under Dagoretti North Constituency such as: Kilimani, Lavington, Muthangari, Maziwa and Kileleshwa, form part of the sub-county. The sub-county is Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ "Westlands Constituency Home". National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NGCDF).
  3. ↑ "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Mueke, Doreen (2018-02-19). "Westlands Neighbourhood Guide". BuyRentKenya. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  5. ↑ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007 Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Daily Nation, March 18, 2002: Mwau looking past merger poll
  7. ↑ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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