Welcome to the Political Map of Nairobi City County. The capital city is the most populous of all counties in Kenya. Also, Nairobi has the highest number of registered voters. The metropolitan Nairobi County also has a high number of constituencies and county assembly wards than other Kenyan counties. Nairobi not only hosts more than three-quarters of the government offices but also has about 40% of the national economy. Thus, Nairobi is a national pivot economically, politically, and socially.
Politically, Nairobi has 17 constituencies. Although the city covers a small geographical area, the population density is huge! While this article contains information about the location of different landmarks in Nairobi, it also has comprehensive information about wards and constituencies.
Nairobi Constituency 274: WESTLANDS
Westlands constituency hosts most of the parastatal offices in Kenya. Also, several leading companies have their headquarters in the constituency. Safaricom, Carnivore, Jumia, Villa Rosa Kempinski, Njuguna’s and Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) are some of them. Westlands is home to some of the wealthiest people in Nairobi. But, with Kangemi slums as part of the constituency, Westlands has a mixture of both classes. Now, here are the wards in Westland constituency, Nairobi.
CAW NO. 1366: Westlands
CAW NO. 1367: PARKLANDS/HIGHRIDGE
CAW NO.: KITISURU
CAW NO. 1368: KARURA
CAW NO. 1369: KANGEMI
CAW NO. 1370: MOUNTAIN VIEW
Nairobi Constituency 275: DAGORETTI NORTH
Dagoretti North Constituency is a mainly a residential area. Also, Dagoretti hosts both middle-class Kenyans in Kawangware and Kilimani and upper social classes in Kileleshwa. So, here are the county assembly wards in Nairobi’s Dagoreti South constituency.
CAW NO. 1371: KILIMANI
CAW NO. 1372: KAWANGWARE
CAW NO. 1373: GATINA
CAW NO. 1374: KILELESHWA
CAW NO. 1375: KABIRO
Nairobi Constituency 276: DAGORETTI SOUTH
Near Kiambu County, you will find Nairobi’s Dagoretti South constituency. It is a home for the middle class. And, the parliamentary area has five wards. So, the county assembly wards in Dagoreti South are as follows.
CAW NO. 1376: MUTUINI
CAW NO. 1377: NGANDO
CAW NO. 1378: RIRUTA
CAW NO. 1379: UTHIRU/RUTHIMITU
CAW NO. 1380: WAITHAKA
Nairobi Constituency 277: LANGATA
Lang’ata Constituency is popular due to its high number of voters. But, after it was split into Kibra and Langata by the IEBC. the constituency now has five county assembly wards. While Langata’s Karen is a home for some of the richest people in Nairobi, the constituency also has many poor Kenyans in Mugumo-in and Nyayo.
CAW NO. 1381: KAREN
CAW NO. 1382: WEST
CAW NO. 1383: MUGUMO-INI
CAW NO. 1384; SOUTH-C
CAW NO. 1385: NYAYO HIGHRISE
Nairobi Constituency 278: KIBRA
No doubt, many people know Kenya’s Kibera as Africa’s largest slum. While the ghetto has some of the worst sanitation facilities in the world, it is also home to more than half a million people. So, Kibra has five county assembly wards.
CAW NO. 1386: LAINI SABA
CAW NO. 1387: LINDI
CAW NO. 1388: MAKINA
CAW NO. 1389: WOODLEY/KENYATTA GOLF
CAW NO. 1390: SARANGOMBE
Nairobi Constituency 279: ROYSAMBU
Roysambu Constituency hosts most of Nairobi’s middle class. Situated near Kiambu, Roysambu constituency has five constituencies. It has some of the most congested estates in the country.
CAW NO. 1391: GITHURAI
CAW NO. 1392: KAHAWA WEST
CAW NO. 1393: ZIMMERMAN
CAW NO. 1394: Roysambu
CAW NO. 1395: KAHAWA
Nairobi Constituency 280: KASARANI
Kasarani Constituency is known for hosting the Safaricom Kasarani International Stadium and Kenyatta University (KU). Now, here are the five-county assembly wards in Nairobi’s Kasarani Constituency.
CAW NO. 1396: CLAY CITY
CAW NO. 1397: MWIKI
CAW NO. 1398: Kasarani
CAW NO. 1399: NJIRU
CAW NO. 1400: RUAI
Nairobi Constituency 281: RUARAKA
Nairobi’s Ruaraka constituency has five main ward representatives’ areas. Again, it is home to a large number of the middle class in the country. Also, many slums in Nairobi are found in Ruaraka constituency. So, the Nairobi county assembly wards in Ruaraka include the following.
CAW NO. 1401: BABA DOGO
CAW NO. 1402: UTALII
CAW NO. 1403: MATHARE NORTH
CAW NO. 1404: LUCKY SUMMER
CAW NO. 1405: KOROGOCHO
Nairobi Constituency 282: EMBAKASI SOUTH
Embakasi South constituency is number 282 on the IEBC roll. Also, Nairobi’s Embakasi constituency has five county assembly wards that happen to be slums. For instance, Kwale (or Quarry), Mukuru Kwa Njenga and Mukuru Kwa Reuben are all in Embakasi South. Here are the Nairobi county assembly wards in Embakasi South constituency.
CAW NO. 1406: IMARA DAIMA
CAW NO. 1407: KWA NJENGA
CAW NO. 1408: KWA REUBEN
CAW NO. 1409: PIPELINE
CAW NO. 1410: KWARE
Nairobi Constituency 283: EMBAKASI NORTH
In which constituency is Dandora found? Well, Nairobi’s garbage collection center –Dandora and Kariobangi- is Embakasi North’s territory. So, here are the Nairobi county assembly wards in Embakasi North constituency.
CAW NO. 1411: KARIOBANGI NORTH
CAW NO. 1412: DANDORA AREA I
CAW NO. 1413: DANDORA AREA II
CAW NO. 1414: DANDORA AREA III
CAW NO. 1415: DANDORA AREA IV
Nairobi Constituency 284: EMBAKASI CENTRAL
So, which constituency is Kayole? In brief, Kayole, Komarock, and Matopeni are all in Embakassi Central constituency. Thus, here are the Nairobi County Assembly ward representative areas.
CAW NO. 1416: KAYOLE NORTH
CAW NO. 1417: KAYOLE CENTRAL
CAW NO. 1418: KAYOLE SOUTH
CAW NO. 1419: KOMAROCK
CAW NO. 1420: MATOPENI
Nairobi Constituency 285: EMBAKASI EAST
Embakasi East constituency hosts Utawala, Mihang’o and Savannah. No doubt, the Nairobi constituency is a residential area. Here are the Nairobi ward rep areas in Embakasi East.
CAW NO. 1421: UPPER SAVANNAH
CAW NO. 1422: LOWER SAVANNAH
CAW NO. 1423: EMBAKASI
CAW NO. 1424: UTAWALA
CAW NO. 1425: MIHANGO
Nairobi Constituency 286: EMBAKASI WEST
Embakasi West constituency is a residential area for Nairobi’s middle class. So, the Nairobi ward rep areas in Embakasi West are as follows.
CAW NO. 1426: UMOJA I
CAW NO. 1427: UMOJA II
CAW NO. 1428: MOWLEM
CAW NO. 1429: KARIOBANGI SOUTH
Nairobi Constituency 287: MAKADARA
In brief, Nairobi ward rep areas in Makadara include Harambee and Makongeni. So, the Nairobi county assembly wards are as follows:
CAW NO. 1433: MAKONGENI
CAW NO. 1430: MARINGO/HAMZA
CAW NO. 1432: HARAMBEE
CAW NO. 1431: VIWANDANI
Nairobi Constituency 288: KAMUKUNJI
Eastleigh is a commercial area in Nairobi County. Together with Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Airbase, and California, Eastleigh makes the Kamukunji Constituency. Kamukunji is Nairobi’s marketplace, especially for clothes.
CAW NO. 1434: PUMWANI
CAW NO. 1435: EASTLEIGH NORTH
CAW NO. 1436: EASTLEIGH SOUTH
CAW NO. 1437: AIRBASE
CAW NO. 1438: CALIFORNIA
Nairobi Constituency 289: STAREHE
Starehe is the home of Nairobi’s Central Business District. The area hosts the Parliament Buildings, Supreme Court and State House as some of the most prominent features on it. Also, KICC, Railways Bus Stop, and Part of the University of Nairobi are all in the Constituency. Again, Starehe constituency has 6 Nairobi county assembly wards. In brief, the Nairobi ward rep areas include the following.
CAW NO. 1439: NAIROBI CENTRAL
CAW NO. 1440: NGARA
CAW NO. 1441: ZIWANI/KARIOKOR
CAW NO. 1442: PANGANI
CAW NO. 1443: LANDIMAWE
CAW NO. 1444: NAIROBI SOUTH
Nairobi Constituency 290: MATHARE
While Mathare constituency is known for slums, it is also a right for business. Most of the buildings in Mathare are either residential areas or business places. Thus, the CAW NO. areas in Mathare are six as follows.
CAW NO. 1445: HOSPITAL Ward
CAW NO. 1446: MABATINI
CAW NO. 1447: HURUMA
CAW NO. 1448: NGEI
CAW NO. 1449: MLANGO KUBWA
CAW NO. 1450: KIAMAIKO
In conclusion, the list above contains the constituencies in Nairobi City County. It’s the most comprehensive list has all the Nairobi City County Assembly Ward representative areas. According to IEBC, the total number of Nairobi County Assembly Wards is 85 from 17 constituencies.