Mathare is a constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi City County.[1][2] It was created prior to the 2013 general election, when Starehe Constituency boundaries were revised. It is the smallest constituency in Nairobi with an area of 3.00 km2 (1.2 sq mi).[3] It borders Ruaraka Constituency to the north; Roysambu and Westlands constituencies to the northwest; Embakasi Central Constituency to the east; Kamukunji Constituency to the south; and Starehe Constituency to the west.
It has six electoral wards namely; Hospital, Mabatini, Huruma, Ngei, Mlango Kubwa, and Kiamaiko.
The Sub-county shares the same boundaries with the constituency. The sub-county is headquartered in Mathare along Juja Road, headed by a Deputy County Commissioner, working under the Ministry of Interior.[4]
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