Kibra Constituency is an

electoral constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

, one of 17 constituencies in the county, and has an area of 12.1 km². It is located to the southwest of the City of

, and includes most of the

Kibera Kibera (Kinubi: ''Forest'' or ''Jungle'') is a division of Nairobi Area, Kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of Nairobi, from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa.http://www.dominionpa ...

slum and adjoining estates. The constituency was created prior to the 2013 general election. ''Kibra'' is a

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word meaning 'forest' or 'jungle'. The Nubians have lived in what is now Kibra since the end of the

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, when they were allocated land by the British colonial government. The entire constituency is within

Nairobi City County Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital city, capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county e ...

. It was part of

Lang'ata Lang'ata is a predominantly middle-class residential suburb of Nairobi in Kenya. The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates. They include Nairobi Dam, Otiende, Southlands, Ngei, Jambo estate, Onyonka, Mada ...

and

Dagoretti Dagoretti is an area in the western part of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It straddles the Nairobi and Kiambu County boundary with the Dagoretti Road Reserve marking the psychological border point heading Northerly and North-Easterly. Administrativ ...

constituencies until prior to the 2013 general elections, when it was designated a separate area by the

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. It is bordered by Lang'ata Constituency to the south and west,

Dagoretti North Constituency Dagoretti North Constituency is one of 17 electoral constituency of Nairobi County. It was created by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission before the 2013 general election. The constituency has an area of . Most of the area tha ...

to the north,

Dagoretti South Constituency Dagoretti South Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County. It is located to the west of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi County. The constituency was kno ...

to the northwest and Starehe Constituency to the east.

Members of Parliament

Wards

The constituency is made up of five wards, each of which elects a representative to the Nairobi County Assembly.

Kibra Sub-county

The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The Sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.

References

External links

Social audit of the constituency
{{Raila Odinga Constituencies in Nairobi 2013 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 2013