It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county, consisting of southern and southwestern areas of Nairobi.
[1] The affluent suburb of Karen and the mainly middle class Lang'ata suburb are part of Langata Constituency, along with the Nairobi National Park and Lang'ata Barracks, which housed the King's African Rifles during British colonial rule.
Lang'ata Constituency is represented by Felix Odiwour, following the Kenyan general election of 2022.
Another noteworthy former Langata MP is Mwangi Mathai, the former husband of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai.
Lang'ata Constituency is divided into five wards, each of which elects a representative to the Nairobi County Assembly.