Lang'ata Constituency is an electoral constituency in

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. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county, consisting of southern and southwestern areas of

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. Langata constituency had common boundaries with a now-defunct Kibera Division of Nairobi. It is the largest constituency in Nairobi with an area of . It was known as Nairobi South Constituency at the 1963 elections but since the 1969 elections it has been known as Lang'ata Constituency.

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, Kenya's largest slum, borders Lang'ata Constituency, and was part of it before the creation of

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by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; though there is a smaller portion of the slum that is still part of Lang'ata Constituency. The affluent suburb of Karen and the mainly middle class Lang'ata suburb are part of Langata Constituency, along with the

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and Lang'ata Barracks, which housed the King's African Rifles during British colonial rule.

Members of Parliament

Lang'ata Constituency is represented by Felix Odiwour, following the Kenyan general election of 2022. Before this, the constituency was represented in Parliament by Nixon Korir. The first Langata MP Joseph Murumbi served as a Vice-President of Kenya from 1966 to 1967. Former Langata MP Philip Leakey was the first white Kenyan MP. Another noteworthy former Langata MP is Mwangi Mathai, the former husband of

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laureate Wangari Maathai.

Wards

Lang'ata Constituency is divided into five wards, each of which elects a representative to the Nairobi County Assembly.

Lang'ata Sub-county

The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The sub-county is Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.

References

External links

Map of the constituencyUchaguzikenya.com - Constituency profile
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