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Makadara Constituency

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Created
  
1963

MP
  
Benson Kangara

Party
  
The National Alliance

Founded
  
1963

Makadara constituency


Makadara Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya. It was created for the 1997 elections, but was also known as Doonholm constituency for the 1963 and 1969 elections, then as Bahati Constituency. It consists of central and southern of central areas of Nairobi County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi county, and has an area of 13 kmĀ².

Mwai Kibaki, who later became the president of Kenya, served as a Makadara MP before moving to Othaya Constituency. The constituency was also represented by Gidion Kioko Mbuvi, also known as 'Mike Sonko', who was elected in a by-election in 2010, replacing Dickson Wathika, whose election in 2007 was invalidated due to 'election irregularities'. Sonko went on to become the senator for Nairobi County in 2013.

References

Makadara Constituency Wikipedia