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  2. Syokimau - Wikipedia

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    Syokimau is a residential area in the west of Machakos County, Kenya, just south of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport . The place is named after the legendary Akamba medicine woman Prophetess Syokimau. Syokimau Prophesied the coming of the white people to Kenya and also prophesied the construction of the Mombasa to Kisumu railway ...

  3. Mathare Valley - Wikipedia

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    A view of the Mathare Valley slum. Mathare Valley is a part of Mathare slum in Kenya. It is in the Nairobi area. Other informal settlements in the Nairobi area include Huruma, Kiambiu, Korogocho, Mukuru and Kibera. It has a high population density. It is a few kilometers from the centre of Nairobi. The Mathare River flows in the valley.

  4. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi metro map Nairobi County (red) Kajiado County (green) Machakos County (yellow) Kiambu County (purple) View of Kibera, Nairobi. There is a wide variety of housing options in Nairobi. The options range from privately owned housing units/apartments, rented units, leased spaces and even houses on mortgage.

  5. Kenya Space Agency - Wikipedia

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    The TAIFA-1 satellite is an earth observation 3U CubeSat, was launched on 14 April 2022 together with Exolaunch aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9. It is the first satellite launched by KSA that was purely developed by Kenyan engineers with training provided by EnduroSat. The word "taifa" is Swahili meaning "one nation". References

  6. Chalbi Desert - Wikipedia

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    Chalbi Desert Satellite. The Chalbi Desert is located in between Mount Marsabit and Lake Turkana. [1] [2] The area is 110 km long and 10 to 20 km wide and it extends over 1,000 km 2. [3] The area is composed by both an ancient lakebed and rocky and lava regions. [4] The ancient lakebed of Chalbi used to be a shallow lake around 10,000 to 11,000 ...

  7. Tigoni Conventual Priory - Wikipedia

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    Tigoni Abbey. Prince of Peace Abbey, Tigoni, Nairobi Province, Kenya, is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictines of Saint Ottilien. Established in 1978 at the request of Maurice Cardinal Otunga, the monastery is currently home to 50 monks. Abbot John Baptist Oese Imai is the community's superior.

  8. South C - Wikipedia

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    South C. Coordinates: 1°19′01″S 36°49′30″E. South C or South Compton ( during colonial times) is a middle-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi . South C lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the north-east, Langata Estate to the west and the Nairobi National Park to the south.

  9. Mtito Andei - Wikipedia

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    Mtito Andei is located in Makueni County, in the country's southeastern region, 233 kilometres (145 mi), by road southeast of Nairobi, the capital. [1] The geographic coordinates of Mtito Andei are: 2°41'24"S, 38°10'12"E (Latitude: −2.69000; Longitude: 38.17000). From Mtito Andei to Voi is a distance of 96 km.