Roysambu 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 ...

. It is one of seventeen constituencies in

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 created prior to the 2013 general election, when

Kasarani Constituency Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi City County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County, and has an area of , making it the second-largest constitu ...

was divided into three constituencies: Kasarani, Roysambu and Ruaraka. It borders Mathare Constituency to the south, Ruaraka and

Kasarani Kasarani is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in Nairobi. Kasarani is also used in reference to the city's sub-county with the same name, which spans through neighbourhoods in the northeastern areas of Nairobi. Located within the larg ...

constituencies to the east,

Ruiru constituency Ruiru is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. Within Ruiru Constituency, there are two sub-counties; Githurai and Ruiru. Wards Prior to the 2013 elections, the area was put under the Kiambu Kiambu is ...

to the north and northeast,

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to the northwest and

Westlands constituency Westlands Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. 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 locate ...

to the west. It is the northmost constituency in Nairobi with an area of . It contains neighbourhoods such as Garden Estate, Thome, Balozi, Zimmerman, Kahawa West and part of

Githurai Githurai is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and Kiambu County along the Thika superhighway. Githurai is divided into two; Githurai 45 (also known as Githurai Kimbo) and Githu ...

Kenyatta University Kenyatta University (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Nairobi County, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of O ...

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Kamiti Maximum Security Prison Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi County, Kenya. The prison is within Roysambu Constituency, Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own estates which lie fal ...

, National Youth Service headquarters,

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headquarters are also found here. It has 5 wards namely Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Kahawa and Kahawa West. The constituency is within Kasarani Sub-county.

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