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Westlands Constituency

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Westlands
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyNairobi City
Area72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1963
Number of membersOne
PartyODM
Member of ParliamentTim Wanyonyi
Westlands Constituency, IEBC March 2012
Westlands Constituency 1997-2012 (Kenya)

Westlands is an electoral constituency in Kenya.[1] 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.[2]

Westlands constituency contains some of the high income suburb[3] 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.

According to BuyRentKenya, property prices in Westlands are higher compared to most towns in Nairobi. A 2 bedroom apartment would sell for Ksh 15 million, Ksh 21 million for a 3 bedroom and Ksh 30 million for a 4 bedroom apartment.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Elections MP [5] Party Notes
1963 Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza KANU
1969 Samuel Kivuitu KANU One-party system
1974 Isaac Waweru KANU One-party system
1979 Krishan Chander Gautama KANU One-party system
1983 Samuel Kivuitu KANU One-party system.
1988 Njoroge Mungai KANU One-party system.
1992 Amin Walji KANU Walji died during his tenure [6]
1994 Fred Gumo KANU By-elections
1997 Fred Gumo KANU
2002 Fred Gumo NARC
2007 Fred Gumo ODM
2013 Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula ODM
2017 Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula ODM
2022 Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula ODM

Locations and wards

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Ward Population km2 County Assembly Representative
Kitisuru 31,202 21.3 Alvin Alango PalaPala ODM
Parklands/Highridge 38,344 8.2 Jeffer Abdulwahab Kassam ODM
Karura 26,453 38.2 Kamau Thuo FiuNifiu TNA
Kangemi 45,564 1.6 Peter Vukindu Isuha ODM
Mountain View 36,126 3.1 Beatrice Kwamboka Makori ODM

Westlands Sub-county

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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

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  1. ^ "Home". westlandsconstituency.co.ke.
  2. ^ "IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals". www.capitalfm.co.ke. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ Mueke, Doreen (2018-02-19). "Westlands Neighbourhood Guide". BuyRentKenya. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  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
  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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