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Roysambu Constituency

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Roysambu
constituency
for the Parliament of Kenya
CountyNairobi City
Area48.80 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created2013
Number of membersOne
PartyUDA
Member of ParliamentAugustine Kamande
Created fromKasarani


Roysambu Constituency is an electoral 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 Kasarani Constituency was divided into three constituencies: Kasarani, Roysambu and Ruaraka.[3]

It borders Mathare Constituency to the south, Ruaraka and Kasarani constituencies to the east, Ruiru constituency to the north and northeast, Kiambu constituency to the northwest and Westlands constituency to the west. It is the northmost constituency in Nairobi with an area of 48.80 km2 (18.8 sq mi).

It contains neighbourhoods such as Garden Estate, Thome, Balozi, Zimmerman, Kahawa West and part of Githurai. Kenyatta University, United States International University, Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, National Youth Service headquarters, General Service Unit headquarters are also found here.

It has 5 wards namely Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Kahawa and Kahawa West.

The constituency is within Kasarani Sub-county.

References

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  1. ^ "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Constituencies". The National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ "List of districts in Nairobi". Tuko. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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