| Lang'ata | |
|---|---|
| constituency for theParliament of Kenya | |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Area | 196.8 km2 (76.0 sq mi) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1963 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ODM |
| Member of Parliament | Phelix Odiwuor |
Lang'ata Constituency is anelectoral constituency inNairobi City County. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county, consisting of southern and southwestern areas ofNairobi. Langata constituency had common boundaries with a now-defunct Kibera Division of Nairobi. It is the largest constituency in Nairobi with an area of 196.80 km2 (76.0 sq mi). It was known asNairobi South Constituency at the 1963 elections but since the 1969 elections it has been known as Lang'ata Constituency.
Kibera, Kenya's largest slum, borders Lang'ata Constituency, and was part of it before the creation ofKibra Constituency by theIndependent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; though there is a smaller portion of the slum that is still part of Lang'ata Constituency.[1]
The affluent suburb ofKaren and the mainly middle classLang'ata suburb are part of Langata Constituency, along with theNairobi National Park and Lang'ata Barracks, which housed theKing's African Rifles during British colonial rule.
Lang'ata Constituency is represented byFelix Odiwour, following theKenyan general election of 2022. Before this, the constituency was represented in Parliament by Nixon Korir. The first Langata MPJoseph Murumbi served as a Vice-President of Kenya from 1966 to 1967. Former Langata MPPhilip Leakey was the first white Kenyan MP.
Another noteworthy former Langata MP is Mwangi Mathai, the former husband ofNobel Peace Prize laureateWangari Maathai.
| Elections | MP[2] | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Joseph Murumbi | KANU | |
| 1969 | Yunis Ali | KANU | One-party system |
| 1974 | Mwangi Mathai | KANU | One-party system |
| 1979 | Philip Leakey | KANU | One-party system |
| 1983 | Philip Leakey | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1988 | Philip Leakey | KANU | One-party system. |
| 1992 | Raila Odinga | Ford-Kenya | |
| 1997 | Raila Odinga | NDP | |
| 2002 | Raila Odinga | NARC /LDP | |
| 2007 | Raila Odinga | ODM | |
| 2013 | Joash Olum | ODM | |
| 2017 | Nixon Kiprotich Korir | Jubilee | |
| 2022 | Felix Odiwour | ODM |
Lang'ata Constituency is divided into five wards, each of which elects a representative to theNairobi County Assembly.
| Ward | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Karen | 48 | 24,507 |
| Nairobi West | 6.9 | 33,377 |
| Mugumoini | 126.4 | 47,037 |
| South C | 15.1 | 47,202 |
| Nyayo Highrise | 0.4 | 24,191 |
| Total | 196.8 | 176,314 |
| 2009 census.[3] | ||
The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The sub-county is Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.[4]
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