Ruaraka Constituency is an

electoral constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provid ...

located in

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. It is one of seventeen constituencies in the County. The constituency has a population of 192,620 and covers an area of 7.20 km². It was formed for the 2013 election following proposals by the

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in the year 2011 through the making of the Constitution of Kenya. The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising referen ...

which sought to ease political tensions during elections. Ruaraka Constituency was formerly part of

Kasarani Constituency Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi City County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County. It has an area of , making it the second-largest consti ...

. The whole constituency forms part of the Kasarani Sub-county.

Locations and wards

There are five wards in Ruaraka. The population statistics given below are as of 2009.

Members of Parliament

References

{{Kenyan constituencies Constituencies in Nairobi 2013 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 2013