Embakasi Constituency

Embakasi
Former constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
ProvinceNairobi
Area208 km2 (80.3 sq mi)
Former constituency
Created1963
Abolished2013
Number of membersOne
Replaced byEmbakasi Central, Embakasi East, Embakasi North, Embakasi South, Embakasi West and Kasarani

Embakasi Constituency, (formerly known as, Nairobi East Constituency), is a former electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. It consisted of eastern and southeastern suburbs of Nairobi. With 164,227 registered voters, it was the most populous constituency in Kenya. It covered most of the Eastlands part of Nairobi. Embakasi constituency had common boundaries with Embakasi Division. The entire constituency was located within Nairobi City Council area. The constituency had an area of 208 km2.

The division has since been split into Embakasi South Constituency, Embakasi North Constituency, Embakasi Central Constituency, Embakasi East Constituency, and Embakasi West Constituency; Two of its regions, Njiru and Ruai were hived off from Embakasi Constituency and combined with Kasarani Constituency.