WOW.com Web Search

  1. Ad

    related to: craigslist nairobi kenya africa information

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Nairobi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi

    Nairobi ( / naɪˈroʊbi / ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census.

  3. Kibera - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibera

    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 ...

  4. History of Nairobi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Nairobi

    The earliest account of Nairobi 's / naɪˈroʊbɪ / history dates back to 1899 when a railway depot was built in a brackish African swamp occupied by a pastoralist people, the Maasai, the sedentary Akamba people, as well as the agriculturalist Kikuyu people who were all displaced by the colonialists. The railway complex and the building around ...

  5. Westgate shopping mall attack - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_shopping_mall_attack

    v. t. e. On 21 September 2013, four masked gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall, an upmarket mall in Nairobi, [4] Kenya. There are conflicting reports about the number killed in the attack, since part of the mall collapsed due to a fire that started during the siege. [5] The attack resulted in 71 total deaths, [6] including 62 civilians ...

  6. Naivas Limited - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naivas_Limited

    Gross sales: US$860 million (2022) Number of employees. 8,000+ (June 2022) [1] Website. Homepage. Naivas Supermarket, often referred to simply as "Naivas", is the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, with 103 outlets as of March 2024. At that time, Naivas was the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, ahead of Quick Mart Limited with 51 outlets in ...

  7. African Heritage House - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_heritage_house

    African Heritage House is a national monument [1] in Kenya, classified and gazetted under the National Museums and Heritage Act in 2016. Designed by Alan Donovan, [2] built to preserve forgotten architectural designs of the African continent. The house [3] is facing the Nairobi national park, and the public can visit the house for a tour ...

  8. What's causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya? - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/whats-causing-catastrophic...

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years.. At least 169 people have ...

  9. List of colonial governors and administrators of Kenya ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors...

    First general election held. Governors of The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. 16. Sir Edward Northey. (1868–1953) 11 Jun 1920. 28 Aug 1922. East Africa Protectorate renamed The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. 10 mile coastal strip under the domain of the Sultan of Zanzibar becomes a Protectorate.

  1. Ad

    related to: craigslist nairobi kenya africa information