Nakuru Town West Sub-county has the highest population density in Nakuru County. Nakuru Town West has a population of 198,661 people and an area of only 71.9 km square translating to a population density of 2,764.
The sub-county has a total of 112,127 registered voters spread across its six wards as follows;
- Barut; 6,699 registered voters
- London; 22,421 registered voters
- Kaptembwo; 37,748 registered voters
- Kapkures; 10,590 registered voters
- Rhoda; 14,108 registered voters
- Shaabab; 20,561 registered voters
Nakuru Town West Leadership
Hon. Samuel Arama has been the Member of Parliament in Nakuru Town West since 2012 when the Constituency was formed from the larger Nakuru Town Constituency to create Nakuru Town East and Nakuru Town West constituencies.
Nakuru Town West MCAs
The following have been the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) elected in the area since 2012.
Barut Ward
- 2012 – 2017 –
- 2018 – 2022 -Joseph Bett
- 2023 – Ben Kirui
Rhoda Ward
- 2012 – 2017 – John Macharia Gachiri
- 2018 – 2022 – Timothy Kabutu Kabiru
- 2023 – John Macharia Gachiri
Kapkures Ward
- 2013 – 2017 – Joseph Lang’at
- 2018 – 2022 -Paul Kimutai
- 2023 – Robert Ruto
London Ward
- 2013 – 2017 – Francis Njoroge
- 2018 – 2021 – Sammy Mugo (Died on 19th November 2020)
- 2021 – 2022 – Anthony Nzuki Wachira
- 2023 – Benard “Gatuso” Maina Kariuki
Kaptembwa Ward
- 2013 – 2017 – Daniel Ambale
- 2018 – 2022 -Peter Kanjwang’
- 2023 – Peter Kajwang’
Shabaab Ward
- 2013 – 2017 -Daniel Kamau Githengi
- 2018 – 2022 – Daniel Kamau Githengi
- 2023 – David Wathiai
Facilities and Industries in Nakuru Town West
Nakuru Town West is home to the largest health facility in Nakuru County, the Nakuru Couty Referral Hospital. the sub-county is also home to the Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) showground, the Gioto Dumpsite and the Barut sand mines. It is also home to the modern sewage treatment works in Rhoda.