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152,484. • Density. 42,330/km 2 (109,600/sq mi) Time zone. UTC+3 ( EAT) Eastleigh is a mixed-use neighbourhood in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. It is known for its business prowess as well as "its poor infrastructure. [2] [3]
Kamukunji Constituency. Kamukunji Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi County. It consists of central to eastern areas of Nairobi. Kamukunji constituency had common boundaries with Pumwani Division of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County area.
Kiambiu. Kiambiu (sometimes spelled as Kiambio) is a slum in Nairobi, Kenya with 40–50,000 residents. Kiambiu is 4 kilometers east of the center of Nairobi. Its name comes from the Swahili word "mbiu-mbiu", which translates as "to be on the run" . Kiambiu slum borders the Moi Air Base (Eastleigh Airport).
06/24. 2,380 metres (7,808 ft) Asphalt. Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport ( ICAO: HKRE) is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force. Additionally, the airfield is the home of the East African School of Aviation run by the Kenya Civil ...
Embakasi & Kamukunji. Embakasi West is a constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies in Nairobi County. [1] [2] The constituency was formed prior to the 2013 elections, and has an area of 9.35 km 2 (3.6 sq mi). Most of the area that forms Embakasi West Constituency was part of Embakasi Constituency; though some of its areas ...
Branch. Royal Air Force. Air Headquarters East Africa (or AHQ East Africa) was a command of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) formed on 19 October 1940 by expanding AHQ RAF Nairobi. On 15 December 1941, the command was reduced to Group status as No. 207 (General Purpose) Group. On 16 November 1942, Air H.Q. East Africa was reformed by raising ...
Kibera ( Kinubi: Forest or Jungle [1]) is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from the city centre. [2] Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. [3] [4] [5] The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates ...
According to the 2019 Kenya census, approximately 2,780,502 ethnic Somalis live in Kenya. [1] Among these individuals are a number of ethnically Somali international migrants, around 300,000 of whom inhabit the wider East and South Africa regions. [3] These ethnic Somalis are distinct from the Bantus and other minorities of Somalia, who ...