Kenya

NAIROBI CITY County

In Kenya

047 17 constituencies 3,643 polling stations

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Election

2022 2017 2013

Registered voters

2.1M

11.3% of the national register

Polling stations

3.6K

avg 567 voters per station

Polling centres

378

avg 9.6 streams each

Population

4.4M

KNBS census, 2019

Constituencies

each elects one MP

Constituencies by registered voters

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Who NAIROBI CITY elected

2013

Governor EVANS O. KIDERO ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 692,490 votes Senator MIKE SONKO MBUVI KIOKO 814,184 votes Women Representative SHEBESH RECHAEL WAMBUI 632,646 votes

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Census 2019

KNBS 2019 Census Vol II; IEBC 2022 Register

Population: 4,397,073
Households: 1,506,888
Urban: 4,397,073; 100.0% of population
Register 2019: 2,415,310; -349,066 by 2022

Female 2,204,376 · 50.1% Male 2,192,452 · 49.9%

NAIROBI CITY County election results

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2022 Governor election

Won by Sakaja Johnson Arthur · margin 125,876 votes · 1,272,908 valid votes

2022 Governor election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Sakaja Johnson Arthur	United Democratic Alliance	699,392	54.94%	Elected
Polycarp Igathe	Jubilee Party	573,516	45.06%

2022 Senator election

Won by Sifuna Edwine Watenya · margin 192,785 votes · 1,240,967 valid votes

2022 Senator election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Sifuna Edwine Watenya	Orange Democratic Movement	716,876	57.77%	Elected
Margaret Wanjiru	United Democratic Alliance	524,091	42.23%

2022 Woman Rep election

Won by Esther Passaris · margin 112,683 votes · 1,285,175 valid votes

2022 Women Representative election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Esther Passaris	Orange Democratic Movement	698,929	54.38%	Elected
Millicent Omanga	United Democratic Alliance	586,246	45.62%

2017 Governor election

Won by Mike Sonko Mbuvi Gidion Kioko · margin 174,906 votes · 1,628,013 valid votes

2017 Governor election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Mike Sonko Mbuvi Gidion Kioko	JUBILEE PARTY	871,794	53.55%	Elected
Kidero Odhiambo Evans	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	696,888	42.81%
Peter Kenneth	INDEPENDENT	42,935	2.64%
Miguna Miguna	INDEPENDENT	10,308	0.63%
Lawrence Kamau Macharia	PARTY OF DEMOCRATIC UNITY	1,691	0.10%
Michael Mutinda Mumo	AGANO PARTY	1,616	0.10%
Mwanga Inganji Francis	NATIONAL AGENDA PARTY OF KENYA	1,569	0.10%
Godfrey Wanyoike Waweru	INDEPENDENT	1,212	0.07%

2017 Senator election

Won by Sakaja Johnson Arthur · margin 141,427 votes · 1,627,157 valid votes

2017 Senator election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Sakaja Johnson Arthur	JUBILEE PARTY	832,841	51.18%	Elected
Sifuna Edwine Watenya	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	691,414	42.49%
Gorasia Rameshchandra Govind	WIPER DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT- KENYA	41,459	2.55%
Lengewa Suzanne Silantoi	INDEPENDENT	31,877	1.96%
Nthumbi Dennis Ndwiga	AGANO PARTY	12,215	0.75%
Matayo Zachariah Momanyi	REPUBLICAN LIBERTY PARTY	10,051	0.62%
Wamagata John	SAFINA	7,300	0.45%

2017 Woman Rep election

Won by Passaris Esther Muthoni Rosanna · margin 161,831 votes · 1,627,748 valid votes

2017 Women Representative election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Passaris Esther Muthoni Rosanna	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	865,124	53.15%	Elected
Shebesh Rachel Wambui	JUBILEE PARTY	703,293	43.21%
Ndambuki Rahab Wangui	WIPER DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT- KENYA	20,465	1.26%
Khan Nadya	MAENDELEO CHAP CHAP PARTY	14,893	0.91%
Omolo Teresia Antony	PARTY OF DEMOCRATIC UNITY	7,760	0.48%
Wainaina Winnie Wanja	PARTY OF NATIONAL UNITY	6,930	0.43%
Macharia Rosemary Wairimu	INDEPENDENT	5,448	0.33%
Theuri Khadija Ruguru	MZALENDO SABA SABA PARTY	3,835	0.24%

2013 Governor election

Won by Evans O. Kidero · margin 74,443 votes · 1,392,536 valid votes

2013 Governor election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Evans O. Kidero	ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	692,490	49.73%	Elected
Ferdinand Waititu	THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE	618,047	44.38%
Jimnah M. Mbaru	ALLIANCE PARTY OF KENYA	52,510	3.77%
Richard K. Mutinda	WIPER DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT - KENYA	7,445	0.53%
Geoffrey T. Kobia	NARC	5,334	0.38%
Philip M. Kisia	FEDERAL PARTY OF KENYA	5,154	0.37%
Eric M. Arita	FORD K	4,201	0.30%
Alice C. Ngok	NATIONAL VISION PARTY	3,865	0.28%
Wanyiri Kihoro	INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES	1,754	0.13%
Joseph Muchunu	KENYA NATIONAL CONGRESS	1,736	0.12%

2013 Senator election

Won by Mike Sonko Mbuvi Kioko · margin 287,747 votes · 1,392,051 valid votes

2013 Senator election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Mike Sonko Mbuvi Kioko	—	814,184	58.49%	Elected
Margaret Wanjiru	—	526,437	37.82%
Stanley Livondo	—	19,373	1.39%
Bonifes Enos Adoyo	—	10,527	0.76%
Andrew Okiya Omtatah Okoiti	—	5,959	0.43%
David Mbuthia Kinyua	—	5,159	0.37%
Thomas Njuiri Kimaru	—	3,929	0.28%
Richard Nyakwaka Adhere	—	3,477	0.25%
Arnold Onyango Maliba	—	3,006	0.22%

2013 Woman Rep election

Won by Shebesh Rechael Wambui · margin 305,078 votes · 1,358,480 valid votes

2013 Women Representative election, NAIROBI CITY County: every candidate and their votes
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Result
Shebesh Rechael Wambui	—	632,646	46.57%	Elected
Mingala Sylvia	—	327,568	24.11%
Passaris Esther	—	291,384	21.45%
Ndambuki Rahab Wangui	—	53,202	3.92%
Kasalu Irene M	—	9,816	0.72%
Mutero Tabitha Wanjiru	—	8,578	0.63%
Kimwele Mary A.	—	7,160	0.53%
Agai Dinah Awour	—	6,698	0.49%
Githaiga Jane Mwihaki	—	5,998	0.44%
Karanja Peris Wanja	—	5,997	0.44%
Huthu Priscah Wambui	—	5,608	0.41%
Mudachi Mary Musuki	—	3,825	0.28%

2027 spending limits in NAIROBI CITY County

The most a candidate may spend on the campaign, as gazetted for the general election of 10 August 2027.

Governor: KES 181,312,885
Senator: KES 181,312,885
Women Representative: KES 181,312,885

Source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 12251, Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVIII No. 136 (Special Issue), 7 August 2026: contributions and spending limits for the general election of 10 August 2027

Public funding

County equitable share

NAIROBI CITY, FY 2013/14 to 2016/17

No County equitable share figures recorded yet

Nothing is on record for NAIROBI CITY for FY 2013/14 to 2016/17. Figures appear here as soon as they are published.

Constituencies

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Constituencies of NAIROBI CITY, with their register and elected representative
Name	Registered voters	Stations	Share	Elected 2013
WESTLANDS 5 within	140,578	242	6.8%	TIMOTHY WANYONYI WETANGULA
EMBAKASI WEST 4 within	137,553	208	6.7%	GEORGE THEURI
ROYSAMBU 5 within	136,300	230	6.6%	ISAAC WAIHENYA NDIRANGU
DAGORETTI NORTH 5 within	134,850	238	6.5%	PAUL ARATI SIMBA
EMBAKASI EAST 5 within	134,687	234	6.5%	JOHN OGUTU OMONDI
STAREHE 6 within	134,670	258	6.5%	WILLIAM MAINA KAMANDA
LANGATA 5 within	131,864	224	6.4%	JOASH ODHIAMBO OLUM
KASARANI 5 within	131,164	240	6.3%	JOHN NJOROGE CHEGE
EMBAKASI SOUTH 5 within	125,776	246	6.1%	IRSHADALI MOHAMED SUMRA
KAMUKUNJI 5 within	120,729	194	5.8%	YUSUF HASSAN ABDI
MAKADARA 4 within	117,869	195	5.7%	BENSON MUTURA KANGARA
EMBAKASI CENTRAL 5 within	111,565	215	5.4%	JOHN NDIRANGU KARIUKI
KIBRA 5 within	111,432	196	5.4%	KENNETH ODHIAMBO OKOTH
EMBAKASI NORTH 5 within	108,645	170	5.3%	JAMES MWANGI GAKUYA
MATHARE 6 within	103,460	184	5.0%	GEORGE MIKE WANJOHI
DAGORETTI SOUTH 5 within	93,284	175	4.5%	DENNIS KARIUKI WAWERU
RUARAKA 5 within	91,818	194	4.4%	KAJWANG' TOM JOSEPH FRANCIS

About NAIROBI CITY County

NAIROBI CITY County has elected its Governor at 3 general elections on record: Evans O. Kidero (ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT) in 2013, Mike Sonko Mbuvi Gidion Kioko (JUBILEE PARTY) in 2017 and Sakaja Johnson Arthur (United Democratic Alliance) in 2022.

NAIROBI CITY County has elected its Senator at 3 general elections on record: Mike Sonko Mbuvi Kioko in 2013, Sakaja Johnson Arthur (JUBILEE PARTY) in 2017 and Sifuna Edwine Watenya (Orange Democratic Movement) in 2022.

NAIROBI CITY County has elected its Woman Rep at 3 general elections on record: Shebesh Rechael Wambui in 2013, Passaris Esther Muthoni Rosanna (ORANGE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT) in 2017 and Esther Passaris (Orange Democratic Movement) in 2022.

The closest race on record was the 2013 Governor election, which Evans O. Kidero won by 74,443 votes.

Questions about NAIROBI CITY County

How many constituencies are in NAIROBI CITY County?

NAIROBI CITY County has 17 constituencies: Dagoretti North, Dagoretti South, Embakasi Central, Embakasi East, Embakasi North, Embakasi South, Embakasi West, Kamukunji, Kasarani, Kibra, Langata, Makadara, Mathare, Roysambu, Ruaraka, Starehe and Westlands.

Who was elected Governor for NAIROBI CITY County in 2022?

Sakaja Johnson Arthur (United Democratic Alliance) won the 2022 Governor election with 699,392 votes (54.94% of the vote), 125,876 votes ahead of the runner-up.

Who was elected Senator for NAIROBI CITY County in 2022?

Sifuna Edwine Watenya (Orange Democratic Movement) won the 2022 Senator election with 716,876 votes (57.77% of the vote), 192,785 votes ahead of the runner-up.

Who was elected Woman Rep for NAIROBI CITY County in 2022?

Esther Passaris (Orange Democratic Movement) won the 2022 Woman Rep election with 698,929 votes (54.38% of the vote), 112,683 votes ahead of the runner-up.

How many registered voters are in NAIROBI CITY County?

2,066,244 people are on the IEBC register for NAIROBI CITY County, voting at 3,643 polling stations.

How much can a candidate spend in NAIROBI CITY County in the 2027 election?

The limits for the general election of 10 August 2027: Governor KES 181,312,885, Senator KES 181,312,885 and Woman Rep KES 181,312,885. A limit covers what a candidate spends in the expenditure period, on items including venues, publicity, advertising, campaign staff, transport and nomination fees. Source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 12251, Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVIII No. 136 (Special Issue), 7 August 2026: contributions and spending limits for the general election of 10 August 2027.

Sources — boundaries and the polling-station register: IEBC. Population: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, 2019 Census. Results: IEBC declared results, 2022 / 2017 / 2013.