Embakasi most populous constituency

By Ally Jamah

Of the 210 constituencies, Nairobi's Embakasi is the most populous with 925,775 people.

The least populated is Lamu East, with 18,841 people.

This means Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu has 908,934 more people to represent than Abu Chiaba of Lamu East.

The figures are expected to be taken into account by the Interim Independent Boundaries Commission when making proposals for new constituencies before the 2012 General Election.

The new Constitution has fixed the number of constituencies at 290, and more areas of representations may be created in heavily populated constituencies like Embakasi.

Other areas expected to benefit from IIBRC proposals include Kasarani and Juja constituencies, which are the second and third most populated in the country with 525,624 and 486,121 people.

Mandera Central constituency whose MP Hussein Mohammed Abdikadir led the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review, jumped to become the fourth most populous constituency with 417,294 people.

Inconsistencies

The results for Mandera were, however, cancelled following significant inconsistencies and a fresh census will be conducted.

The same fate befell Turkana North, which had clinched number ten in the most populous constituencies with 374,414 people.

Kisauni, represented by Ali Hassan Joho, took fifth position with 209,293 people, while William Ruto’s Eldoret North was the sixth with 391,655 locals.

George Saitoti’s Kajiado North was seventh with 387,538 locals, while Eugene Wamalwa’s Saboti followed with 387,366.