It is also one of the most neglected, underdeveloped, and unchanged constituencies in Kenya since its creation.
The constituency IEBC data shows Wajir South land mass is about 21,424 sq km, hence larger than Central (11,449), Nairobi (696) and Western (7,400) regions combined.
The constituency has seven wards Burder Ward, Dadajabula, Ibrahim ure, Diif, Lagboqol south, Habaswein, and Banane ward, all electing Members of County Assembly(MCA) to the Wajir County Assembly.
On 27 September 2023, leaders from Wajir South Constituency led by area Mp Mr. Mohamed Adow submitted a memorundum proposing the creation of Wajir South County to the National Dialogue Committee at the Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi.
The region’s population is largely agro- pastoralist and pre-dominantly Somali.