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80+. Total retail floor area. 350,000 square feet (33,000 m 2) No. of floors. 5. Website. www .westgate .co .ke. Westgate Shopping Mall (also known as Westgate) is an upscale shopping mall located in the Westlands division of Nairobi, Kenya. It was first opened in 2007.
Description. 1921–1963. Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. A British Blue Ensign with a red lion. 1952–1962. Royal East African Navy. A British Blue Ensign with the emblem of the Royal East African Navy in the fly.
The 2002 Mombasa attacks occurred on November 28, 2002 in Kenya. Al Qaeda later claimed responsibility for the attacks. 2003. The 2003 Riyadh compound bombings occurred on 12 May 2003, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Al-Qaeda gunmen stormed building complexes inhabited by Western expatriates, killing 39 people and wounding over 160.
History. The Kenya Air Force was formed on 1 June 1964, soon after independence, with the assistance of the United Kingdom. Former aircraft in service included de Havilland Canada Chipmunks and Beavers (since 1974), six Hawker Hunters (bought from RAF, in operation from 1974–79), six BAC Strikemaster fighters (in operation from 1971), and 12 BAE Systems Hawks delivered in 1980.
History. 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. Ainsworth, began to entice settlers to come to Nairobi. One of the earliest settlers who was lured by Ainsworth was Sandbach Baker.
From late 2011 to 2014, Kenya experienced an upsurge in violent terrorist attacks. Kenyan government officials asserted that many of the murders and blasts were carried out by al-Shabaab in retaliation for Operation Linda Nchi, a coordinated military mission between the Somalian military and Kenyan military that began in October 2011, when troops from Kenya crossed the border into the conflict ...
Population. (2019) [1] • Total. 23,173. • Density. 5,478/km 2 (14,190/sq mi) Njiru is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the central business district .
49,533. • Density. 26,359/km 2 (68,270/sq mi) Zimmerman is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road. The neighbourhood got its name from a German industrialist Karl Fritz Paul ...