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Nairobi City County | |
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 Nairobi City Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Kenya | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital | Nairobi |
| Sub-counties | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Sakaja Johnson |
| • Senator | Edwin Sifuna |
| • County Woman Representative | Esther Passaris |
| Area | |
• Total | 696.1 km2 (268.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 45th |
| Elevation | 1,795 m (5,889 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 4,397,073 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (EAT) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.681[2] - medium |
| Poverty Rate | 1.3 %[3] - $1.90/day |
| Website | nairobi |
Nairobi City County is one of the 47counties of Kenya. With an estimated population of 5,454,000 in 2024, it is the third-smallest in area of the counties, yet the most populous. It also serves as thecapital of Kenya. The county entity was effected in 2013, replacingNairobi City Council, which had been the long-standing unit of local administration since before Kenya's independence. The city county consists of eleven gazettedsub-counties and eighty-five electoral wards. On the national level, Nairobi also sends seventeen Members of Parliament across the constituencies, oneCounty Woman Representative to theNational Assembly; and one senator to theSenate. The county government, which is allotted devolved functions as stated in theConstitution of Kenya, is headed by acounty governor, who appoints his/her cabinet. The county'slegislature is headed by the County Speaker, who presides over the County Assembly. The Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) are elected fromsingle-member districts and represent their respective electoral wards. Additional MCAs are also nominated bypolitical parties as a form ofaffirmative action.
Nairobi City County shares the same boundaries as the former Nairobi Province. Kenya's eightprovinces were sub-divided into forty-seven counties as stated in the constitution, based on the forty-seven districts that were established prior to 1992.
On 25 August 2022, after the general elections in Kenya,Johnson Sakaja was sworn-in as the fourth Governor of Nairobi County.[4]
Based on the population census conducted by theKenya National Bureau of Statistics in 2019, the resident population of Nairobi City County was 4,397,073 within thecity proper, the greatest population of any of thecounties of Kenya.[5] A breakdown of the population showed that there were 2,192,452 males, 2,204,376 females and 245 intersex individuals.[5]Embakasi Sub-county had the highest population of 988,808, accounting for more than 22% of the total population of the county;Kasarani came in second with 780,656.Kibra Sub-county with an area of 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi), had the least population among the sub-counties but had a high population density of 15,311/km2.[6][5] The population density was highest in the sub-county ofMathare with 68,942/km2, followed in a distant second byKamukunji with 25,455/km2, thenMakadara with 16,150/km2, Kibra andDagoretti with 15,311/km2, and 14,908/km2 respectively.[5]Lang'ata had the lowest population density with 911/km2, with the highest household size of 3.1.[5]
As a whole, Nairobi City had the highest number of households in the country with 1,506,888, with an average household size of 2.9, as well as the highest population density of 6247/km2 against the county's total area of 703.9 km2 (271.8 sq mi).[5]
Religion in Nairobi County[7]
| Religion (2019 Census) | Number | % |
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| Protestant | 1,358,985 | 31.33% |
| Catholic | 1,041,619 | 24.02% |
| Evangelical Churches | 897,741 | 20.70% |
| African Instituted Churches | 307,019 | 7.08% |
| Orthodox | 23,160 | 0.53% |
| Other Christian | 225,003 | 5.19% |
| Total Christian | 3,853,527 | 88.85% |
| Islam (all branches) | 326,809 | 7.53% |
| Hindu | 38,141 | 0.88% |
| Traditionalists | 7,029 | 0.16% |
| Other | 46,401 | 1.07% |
| No Religion/Atheists | 54,841 | 1.26% |
| Don't know | 9,047 | 0.21% |
| Not stated | 1,285 | ~ |
| Total | 4,337,080 | 100% |
Nairobi is divided into 11 sub-counties, 17 electoral constituencies, and 85wards.[8]
| Term of office | Governor's Name | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-2017 | Evans Kidero | ODM |
| 2017-2020 | Mike Sonko | Jubilee |
| 2021-2022 | Anne Kananu | N/A |
| 2022-2027 | Johnson Arthur Sakaja | UDA |
Nairobi metropolitan area | ||
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Population -7.8 million | ||
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| Major city 3.8 million | ||
| Urban Centres over 200K | ||
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| Future developments | ||
 First- and second-level administrative divisions ofKenya | |
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| 47 counties (since March 2013) |
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| Principal cities and towns |
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