Mathare | |
Constituency Link: | List of constituencies of Kenya |
Parl Name: | Parliament of Kenya |
District Label: | County |
District: | Nairobi City |
Area: | 31NaN1 |
Year: | 2013 |
Members: | Anthony Oluoch |
Elects Howmany: | One |
Party Label: | Party |
Party: | ODM |
Previous: | Starehe |
Mathare is a constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi City County.[1] [2] It was created prior to the 2013 general election, when Starehe Constituency boundaries were revised. It is the smallest constituency in Nairobi with an area of 31NaN1.[3] It borders Ruaraka Constituency to the north; Roysambu and Westlands constituencies to the northwest; Embakasi Central Constituency to the east; Kamukunji Constituency to the south; and Starehe Constituency to the west.
It has six electoral wards namely; Hospital, Mabatini, Huruma, Ngei, Mlango Kubwa, and Kiamaiko.
The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The sub-county is headquartered in Mathare along Juja Road, headed by a Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.[4]