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 referendums and elections to any elective body or office established by the Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an Act of Parliament. It was created in a provision of the 2010 constitution and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act. Its mandate includes “the continuous registration of voters and revision of the voter’s roll, the delimitation of constituencies and wards, the regulation of political parties process, the settlement of electoral disputes, the registration of candidates for elections, voter education, the facilitation of the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections, the regulation of money spent by a candidate or party in respect of any election, the development of a code of conduct for candidates and parties, [and] the monitoring of compliance with legislation on nomination of candidates by parties.”
Registered Voters
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) registered 2,415,310 voters in the eighty five wards and 1,241 voters in prisons in Nairobi City county, for the August 9 2022 general election. The voters registered in prisons could only vote in the presidential election.
The number of the registered voters by constituency and county assembly ward is in the Nairobi City 2022 Election Registered Voters by Ward blog post.
How Nairobi City Voted in the 2027 General Elections
Governor
Johnson Arthur Sakaja (United Democratic Alliance (UDA)) was elected governor of Nairobi City county in the August 9, 2022 election. James Njoroge Muchiri (UDA) was elected deputy governor.
Sakaja defeated eight other candidates, receiving 699,392 (53%) of the votes cast. His closest challenger was Polycarp Igathe Kamau (Jubilee Party (JP)) with 573,516 (43%) votes.
55% turnout for the gubernatorial election in Nairobi, as per provisional IEBC results.
Member of County Assembly (MCA)
[constituency]
[county ward code. county ward name – name of elected MCA (political party)]
Westlands
1366. Kitisuru –
1367. Parklands Highridge –
1368. Karura –
1369. Kangemi –
1370. Mountain View –
Dagoretti North
1371. Kilimani –
1372. Kawangware –
1373. Gatina –
1374. Kileleshwa –
1375. Kabiro –
Dagoretti South
1376. Mutu-ini –
1377. Ngando –
1378. Riruta –
1379. Uthiru Ruthimitu –
1380. Waithaka –
Langata
1381. Karen –
1382. Nairobi West –
1383. Mugumo-ini –
1384. South C –
1385. Nyayo Highrise –
Kibra
1386. Laini Saba –
1387. Lindi –
1388. Makina –
1389. Woodley Kenyatta Golf Course –
1390. Sarang’ombe –
Roysambu
1391. Githurai –
1392. Kahawa West –
1393. Zimmerman –
1394. Roysambu –
1395. Kahawa –
Kasarani
1396. Clay City –
1397. Mwiki –
1398. Kasarani –
1399. Njiru –
1400. Ruai –
Ruaraka
1401. Babadogo –
1402. Utalii –
1403. Mathare North –
1404. Lucky Summer –
1405. Korogocho –
Embakasi South
1406. Imara Daima –
1407. Kwa Njenga –
1408. Kwa Reuben –
1409. Pipeline –
1410. Kware –
Embakasi North
1411. Kariobangi North –
1412. Dandora Area I –
1413. Dandora Area II –
1414. Dandora Area III –
1415. Dandora Area IV –
Embakasi Central
1416. Kayole North –
1417. Kayole Central –
1418. Kayole South –
1419. Komarock –
1420. Matopeni Spring Valley –
Embakasi East
1421. Upper Savannah –
1422. Lower Savannah –
1423. Embakasi –
1424. Utawala –
1425. Mihango –
Embakasi West
1426. Umoja I –
1427. Umoja II –
1428. Mowlem –
1429. Kariobangi South –
Makadara
1430. Maringo Hamza –
1431. Viwandani –
1432. Harambee –
1433. Makongeni –
Kamukunji
1434. Pumwani –
1435. Eastleigh North –
1436. Eastleigh South –
1437. Airbase –
1438. California –
Starehe
1439. Nairobi Central –
1440. Ngara –
1441. Pangani –
1442. Ziwani Kariokor –
1443. Landimawe –
1444. Nairobi South –
Mathare
1445. Hospital –
1446. Mabatini –
1447. Huruma –
1448. Ngei –
1449. Mlango Kubwa –
1450. Kiamaiko –
Senate
Member of National Assembly (MNA)
[constituency code. constituency name – name of elected MNA (political party)]
274. Westlands –
275. Dagoretti North –
276. Dagoretti South –
277. Langata –
278. Kibra –
279. Roysambu –
280. Kasarani –
281. Ruaraka –
282. Embakasi South –
283. Embakasi North –
284. Embakasi Central –
285. Embakasi East –
286. Embakasi West –
287. Makadara –
288. Kamukunji –
289. Starehe –
290. Mathare – A
County Woman Member to National Assembly – Esther Muthoni Passaris (ODM)
