Dagoretti South Constituency

{{Short description|Electoral constituency in Kenya}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2023}}

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|parl_name = Parliament of Kenya

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|district_label = County

|district = Nairobi City

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|area = {{convert|25.30|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}

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Dagoretti South is an electoral constituency in Kenya.{{cite web |url=https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/ministry/kenya-election-gives-sisters-another-venue-practice-presence-50031 |title=Kenya election gives sisters another venue to practice presence |date=31 October 2017 |author=Melanie Lidman|access-date= 26 August 2023}} It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County.{{cite book |last1=Ben-Hafaïedh |first1=Cyrine |last2=Cooney |first2=Thomas M. |title=Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Teams: Theory and Practice |date=2017 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-1-78471-326-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r6bfDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dagoretti+South%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA259 |access-date=31 July 2020 |language=en}} The entire constituency is located within Nairobi County.

The constituency was created prior to the general election of 2013, when Dagoretti Constituency was divided, with the bulk of the western and southern parts forming Dagoretti South Constituency. The south-east stretch was combined with part of Lang'ata Constituency to form Kibra Constituency and the rest was combined with part of Westlands Constituency to form Dagoretti North Constituency.{{cite web|title=IEBC notably alters Ligale proposals|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/02/iebc-notably-alters-ligale-proposals/|website=www.capitalfm.co.ke|access-date=10 May 2015}} The constituency has an area of {{convert|25.30|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}.

The area member of parliament is John Kiarie.

Members of Parliament

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Elections

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2013Dennis Kariuki WaweruTNA
2017John KiarieJubilee Party of Kenya
2022John KiarieUDA

Locations and wards

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WardPopulationkm2
Mutu-ini17,9735
Ngando31,7693.2
Riruta65,3204.2
Uthiru32,5757.9
Waithaka31,0545

References