Roysambu Constituency


Roysambu Constituency is an List of [constituencies of Kenya|electoral constituency] in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi City County. It was created prior to the 2013 general election, when Kasarani Constituency was divided into three constituencies: Kasarani, Roysambu and Ruaraka.
It borders Mathare Constituency to the south, Ruaraka and Kasarani constituencies to the east, Ruiru constituency to the north and northeast, Kiambu constituency to the northwest and Westlands constituency 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. Kenyatta University, United States [International University Africa|United States International University], Kamiti [Maximum Security Prison], National [Youth Service |National Youth Service] headquarters, General Service [Unit |General Service Unit] headquarters are also found here.
It has 5 wards namely Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Kahawa and Kahawa West.
The constituency is within Kasarani Sub-county.