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Embakasi is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), southeast of the central business district . Embakasi is considered part of Nairobi's Eastlands area, lying to the south-east of Nairobi County .
Embakasi Constituency, (formerly known as, Nairobi East Constituency), is a former electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province . It consisted of eastern and southeastern suburbs of Nairobi .
Embakasi South is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi , with an area of 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Embakasi South includes five electoral wards: Imara Daima, Kwa Njenga , Kwa Rueben, Pipeline, and Kware.
Following a High Court ruling in September 2009, there were 46 legal districts in Kenya, [7] excluding Nairobi which constituted a 47th district. Following the Kenyan general election, 2013, these districts and Nairobi now constitute the 47 counties which will be the basis for rolling out devolution as set out in the 2010 Constitution of Kenya (district headquarters are in parentheses):
Embakasi Sub-county had the highest population of 988,808, accounting for more than 22% of the total population of the county; Kasarani came in second with 780,656. Kibra Sub-county with an area of 12.1 km 2 (4.7 sq mi), had the least population among the sub-counties but had a high population density of 15,311/km 2.
The constituencies of Kenya are used to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of the Kenyan Parliament.In accordance with Article 89 of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, there are 290 constituencies, based on a formula where these constituencies were to be delineated based on population numbers.
Embakasi East is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi , with an area of 64.70 km 2 (25.0 sq mi). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Embakasi East includes five electoral wards: Upper Savannah, Lower Savannah, Embakasi, Utawala and Mihango.
The districts of Kenya were divided into 262 divisions (matarafa).Divisions of Kenya were further subdivided into locations.Today's counties of Kenya are based on the merging of some of the districts on this list and since the divisions are one level under the districts they are now the sub-counties.