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State House in Nairobi stands on a 3-square-kilometre (300 ha; 740-acre) piece of land. It is a 10-minute drive from the city centre. Apart from Nairobi, there are other State Houses in Mombasa and Nakuru. [1] There are state lodges in Eldoret, Sagana, Kisumu, Kakamega, Kitale, Rumuruti, Cheran'gany and Kisii. They are scattered around the ...
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.
Upper Hill is located 4 kilometres (2 mi) by road west of the central business district of Nairobi. [3] The coordinates of Upper Hill are . Upper Hill lies in two major Nairobi City sub-counties; Kibra and Westlands. Ngong Road separates the two sub-counties.
Map of Kenya showing former Provinces before 2013. This is a list of hospitals in Kenya by former provinces and county.There are 57 public hospitals, including seven national referral hospitals, 47 county referral hospitals, and two sub-county hospitals.
Kileleshwa is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi.It is located approximately 5.2 kilometres (3 mi) from Nairobi's central business district.The neighbourhood was originally a low-density leafy suburb but after a change in zoning regulations in the early 2000s, there has been significant mushrooming of high-rise flats in the area.
Woodley is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, Kibera. Woodley Estate was completed in 1950 and named after the then mayor of Nairobi, Sir Richard Woodley.
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.
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]