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Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) is an international airport serving Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya.The other three important international airports in Kenya include Kisumu International Airport, Moi International Airport and Eldoret International Airport.
The city of Nairobi, where Kibera is located, was founded in 1899 when the Uganda Railway line was built, thereby creating a need for its headquarters and British colonial offices. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The colonial administration intended to keep Nairobi as a home for Europeans and temporary migrant workers from Africa and Asia.
Lagos (/ ˈ l eɪ ɡ ɒ s / LAY-goss; [10] [11] also US: / ˈ l ɑː ɡ oʊ s / LAH-gohss; [11] [12] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent.
Ngara is a commercial and residential suburb of Nairobi. Located within the larger Starehe Sub-county, it is approximately 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) northeast of Nairobi's central business district along Muranga Road.
Nairobi continued to grow under British rule, and many Britons settled within the city's suburbs. The continuous expansion of the city began to anger the Maasai, as the city was devouring their land to the south, as well as the Kikuyu people, who felt that the land belonged to them. In 1919, Nairobi was declared to be a municipality by the British.
Slums in Nairobi An aerial view of Kibera. There are many slums in Kenya, for example in the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa.According to UN DESA (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs), 55 per cent of Kenya's urban population were slum inhabitants in 2007. [1]
Mukuru is a collection of slums in the city of Nairobi.It is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the largest slums in Nairobi.
Embakasi is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi), southeast of the central business district. Embakasi is considered part of Nairobi's Eastlands area, lying to the south-east of Nairobi County. The Embakasi proper covers other estates in Eastlands such as Donholm, Pipeline, Tena, and Makadara estates.