Lang'ata Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi City County. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county, consisting of southern and southwestern areas of Nairobi. Langata constituency had common boundaries with a now-defunct Kibera Division of Nairobi. It is the largest constituency in Nairobi with an area of . It was known as Nairobi 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 of Kibra Constituency by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; though there is a smaller portion of the slum that is still part of Lang'ata Constituency.
The affluent suburb of Karen and the mainly middle class Lang'ata suburb are part of Langata Constituency, along with the Nairobi National Park and Lang'ata Barracks, which housed the King's African Rifles during British colonial rule.
Members of Parliament Lang'ata Constituency is represented by Felix Odiwour, following the Kenyan general election of 2022. Before this, the constituency was represented in Parliament by Nixon Korir. The first Langata MP Joseph Murumbi served as a Vice-President of Kenya from 1966 to 1967. Former Langata MP Philip Leakey was the first white Kenyan MP.
Another noteworthy former Langata MP is Mwangi Mathai, the former husband of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai. ElectionsMPCenter for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Paliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007 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 2002Raila OdingaNARC LDP 2007 Raila Odinga ODM 2013 Joash Olum ODM 2017 Nixon Kiprotich Korir Jubilee 2022 Felix Odiwour ODM
Wards Lang'ata Constituency is divided into five wards, each of which elects a representative to the Nairobi County Assembly. WardArea (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 196.8 176,3142009 census.
Lang'ata Sub-county The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The sub-county is Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.
References
External links Map of the constituency Uchaguzikenya.com - Constituency profile Social audit of the constituency