Kibra Constituency

Kibra
constituency for the Parliament of Kenya
Current constituency
Created	2013
Party	TBD
MP	Vacant

Kibra Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in the county. It is located to the southwest of the City of Nairobi, and includes Kibera slum and adjoining estates. The constituency was created prior to the 2013 general election. The Kibra Member of Parliament is Imran Okoth, of the Orange Democratic Movement who was elected into office through a by-election on 8 November 2019 thereby replacing his brother Ken Okoth who died on 26 July 2019 at Nairobi Hospital ].

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 located within Nairobi County, and has an area of 12.1 km². It was part of Langata Constituency until the Kenyan general election of 2013, when it was hived off by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

Members of Parliament

Elections	Member of Parliament	Party	Notes
2013	Ken Okoth	ODM
2019	Imran Bernard Otieno Okoth	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	28,182
Lindi	0.5	35,158
Total	12.1	178,284

External links

• Social audit of the constituency