Mathare Constituency (2013)

For other uses, see Mathare Constituency.

Mathare is a constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi City County.^[1][2] It was created prior to the 2013 general election, when Starehe Constituency boundaries were revised. It is the smallest constituency in Nairobi with an area of 3.00 km² (1.2 sq mi).^[3] It borders Ruaraka Constituency to the north; Roysambu and Westlands constituencies to the northwest; Embakasi Central Constituency to the east; Kamukunji Constituency to the south; and Starehe Constituency to the west.

Mathare
constituency for the Parliament of Kenya
County	Nairobi City
Area	3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	2013
Number of members	One
Party	ODM
Member of Parliament	Anthony Oluoch
Created from	Starehe

It has six electoral wards namely; Hospital, Mabatini, Huruma, Ngei, Mlango Kubwa, and Kiamaiko.

Mathare Sub-county

The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The sub-county is headquartered in Mathare along Juja Road, headed by a Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.^[4]