Kamukunji | |
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constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
County | Nairobi City |
Area | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1963 |
Number of members | One |
Party | Jubilee Party |
Member(s) | Yusuf Hassan Abdi |
Kamukunji Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya, one of the seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County, encompasing central to eastern areas of Nairobi. Kamukunji constituency had common boundaries with Pumwani Division. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County area. The constituency has an area of 8.80 km2 (3.4 sq mi). The constituency was originally what was known as Nairobi Central Constituency at the 1963 elections. The current constituency boundaries were revised prior to the 2013 elections. It borders Starehe Constituency to the west, Makadara to the south, Embakasi West Constituency to the east, and Mathare Constituency to the north.
Prominent politician Tom Mboya was the first Member of Parliament (MP) from this constituency. He was assassinated in 1969.