8-538: Kamukunji Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya, one of the seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County , encompasing central to eastern areas of Nairobi . Kamukunji constituency had common boundaries with Pumwani Division. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County area. The constituency has an area of 8.80 km (3.4 sq mi). The constituency was originally what
16-478: The 2010 Constitution of Kenya , there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one Member of National Assembly. The constituencies are further divided into electoral wards. Constituencies were introduced to Kenya during the colonial era. The first general election was held in 1920 in the then East Africa Protectorate , with 11 constituencies. Between 1920 and 1956,
24-736: The number of constituencies rose from 11 to 28. In 1962, prior to independence the following year, the Royal Commission was tasked to create 100 constituencies. The independence Constitution of Kenya provided that for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, the constituencies should be between 110 and 130. The Royal Commission drew 117 constituencies across the 40 districts and Nairobi region. The number of constituencies increased from 117 at independence to 290 in 2013. There have been four major constituency delineations since independence: in 1966, 1986, 1996 and 2012. In 1966,
32-436: The number rose from 117 to 158, to accommodate senators from the abolished Senate of Kenya . At this point the House of Representatives was renamed National Assembly . In 1986, an act of parliament allowed the number of constituencies to be increased from 158 to 188. The constituencies were effected during the 1988 Kenyan general election . In 1996, the number of constituencies was increased from 188 to 210. The number remained
40-473: The same until the 2010 Constitution of Kenya increased the number of constituencies to 290, which based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers. Each constituency returns one Member of Parliament. The constitution mandates that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) conduct a boundary review at a minimum of eight years and
48-404: Was assassinated in 1969. After the promulgation of the 2010 constitution and the implementation of devolution, the 2013 elections led to a revision of Kamukunji Constituency's boundaries. This revision reduced the number of wards to five and created new ones, namely; California, Eastleigh North, Eastleigh South, Airbase and Pumwani wards. The Sub-county shares nearly the same boundaries with what
56-403: Was known as Nairobi Central Constituency at the 1963 elections. The current constituency boundaries were revised prior to the 2013 elections . It borders Starehe Constituency to the west, Makadara to the south, Embakasi West Constituency to the east, and Mathare Constituency to the north. Prominent politician Tom Mboya was the first Member of Parliament (MP) from this constituency. He
64-742: Was the Pumwani Division; the division had common boundaries with Kamukunji Constituency prior to 2013. The sub-county is headquartered in Pumwani , headed by a Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior. Constituencies of Kenya The constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the National Assembly , the lower chamber of the Kenyan Parliament . In accordance with Article 89 of
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