Kibra Constituency

Kibra
constituency for the Parliament of Kenya
County	Nairobi City
Area	12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2013
Number of members	One
Party	Orange Democratic Movement
Member	Peter Orero
Created from	Dagoretti & Lang'ata

Kibra Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi, 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 Nairobi, and includes most of the Kibera slum and adjoining estates. The constituency was created prior to the 2013 general election.

Kibra is a Nubian word meaning 'forest' or 'jungle'. The Nubians have lived in what is now Kibra since the end of the Second World War, when they were allocated land by the British colonial government.

The entire constituency is within Nairobi City County. It was part of Lang'ata and Dagoretti constituencies until prior to the 2013 general elections, when it was designated a separate area by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. It is bordered by Lang'ata Constituency to the south and west, Dagoretti North Constituency to the north, Dagoretti South Constituency to the northwest and Starehe Constituency to the east.

Members of Parliament

Elections	Member of Parliament	Party	Notes
2013	Ken Okoth	ODM
2019	Benard Otieno Okoth	ODM	By-election. Succeeded his late brother Ken Okoth after his death in July 2019.
2022	Peter Orero	ODM

Wards

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

Ward	Area (km2)	Population
Sarang'ombe	0.4	28,182
Woodley/Kenyatta Golf Course	9.5	35,355
Makina	0.7	25,242
Laini Saba	0.4	29,000
Lindi	0.5	35,158
Total	12.1	178,284

Kibra 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.

External links

• Social audit of the constituency