The city's political landscape has been associated with some names over the years. For example, Maina Kamanda and Bishop Margaret Wanjiru have been associated with Starehe politics while former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's name is synonymous with Langata and Kibera.
It is difficult to talk about Westlands without dropping the name of Fred Gumo, Beth Mugo in Dagoretti and Norman Nyaga in Kamukunji. But the political landscape is taking a new shape going by the recent party nominations. Young leaders have clinched both the ODM and Jubilee Party nominations including Charles Njagua Kanyi (Starehe, Jubilee), Babu Owino (Embakasi East, ODM), John Kiarie (Dagoretti South) and Steve Mbogo (Starehe, ODM) among others.