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The Kasarani neighbourhood is located along Thika Road, approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), by road, northeast of Nairobi's central business district. [2]The greater Kasarani area has other suburbs domiciled within it and shares common boundaries with what was known as Kasarani Division prior to 2013.
Kenya has five incorporated cities including the capital and largest city, Nairobi, the second-largest city of Mombasa, and the third-largest city, Kisumu. The fourth city to be awarded the status was Nakuru, which was upgraded from a municipality on 1 December 2021. The fifth was Eldoret, which was elevated on 15th August, 2024. Apart from ...
The real estate sector in Kenya has seen a boom that began somewhere in the mid to late 2000s because the property market is responding to increased demand.. In Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya, there is one of the largest expatriate communities in the continent due to the significant number of multinationals who have chosen Nairobi as either their African hub or East and Central ...
Eastleigh Airport (Moi Air Base) is located in the northern part of Eastleigh. The base was the site of the British Royal Air Force base known as RAF Eastleigh. The dual-use facility was also the main civilian international airport in Nairobi for the period 1943–1958 before the opening of the new airport at Embakasi (since named Jomo Kenyatta International Airport).
Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi.It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings.The name Kariobangi is believed to have come from an English phrase "Carry your bags" that was used by a white settler during the colonial period, that African natives mispronounced. [2]
It covers eastern to the farthest east area in Nairobi: from Kariobangi South, Dandora, Ruai, Saika, Njiru, parts of Kayole, to Kamulu. [3] The sub-county has a population of 626,482, the highest after Embakasi and Kasarani sub-counties; with a population density of 4,821 square kilometres (1,861 sq mi). [1] [2]
In 1901, John Dawson Ainsworth, the first sub-commissioner in charge, followed the railway to establish a new town at Mile 327, the name adopted by railway engineers for Nairobi. [4] Ainsworth, began to entice settlers to come to Nairobi. One of the earliest settlers who was lured by Ainsworth was Sandbach Baker.
Kilimani is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nairobi's central business district, within Westlands Sub-county. [2] It is north of Woodley; east of Kileleshwa, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River; the larger Kilimani sub-location encompasses the part of Upper Hill (contains Hurlingham and Caledonia estates), and the Kilimani estates.