Starehe Constituency


Starehe is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi City County, consisting of central and central to north areas of Nairobi. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections, with an area of. It borders Westlands Constituency to the north; Mathare Constituency to the northeast; Kamukunji and Makadara constituencies to the east; Embakasi South Constituency to the south; Dagoretti North, Kibra and Lang'ata constituencies to the west.

Members of Parliament

ElectionsMPPartyNotes
1966Clement LubembeKANUOne-party system
1969Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system
1974Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system
1979Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system
1983Charles RubiaKANUOne-party system.
1988Kiruhi KimondoKANUOne-party system. Kimondo was dismissed by KANU in 1989.
1989Gerishon KirimaKANUBy-elections. One-party system.
1992Kiruhi KimondoFORD-AsiliKimondo defected to KANU in 1989 resulting in by-elections.
1994Stephen MwangiFORD-AsiliBy-elections
1997Maina KamandaDemocratic Party
2002Maina KamandaNARC
2007Margaret WanjiruODMVote recount held in 2010 indicated that the poll was won by Maina Kamanda. As a result, a by-election was ordered to take place. Wanjiru won in the by-election.
2013Maina KamandaJubilee
2017Charles NjaguaJubilee
2022Amos MwagoJubilee-

Electoral wards

Following the 2013 election, Starehe six electoral wards are Nairobi Central, Ngara, Pangani, Landimawe, South B and Ziwani/ Kariokor.

Starehe Sub-county

The Sub-county partly shares the same boundaries with Starehe Constituency. The sub-county is headquartered at Kariokor and headed by a Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.