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Nairobi Arboretum is located along state house road in the area of Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 1907 by Mr. Batiscombe in a bid to try out new forestry trees. [1] It was later gazetted as a national reserve in 1932 by the government and issuance of a title deed was later conducted by the commissioner of lands to the government in ...
The road starts in the city of Nairobi and takes a general north-westerly direction through Naivasha, Nakuru, Eldoret and Bungoma, to end at Malaba, a distance of approximately 447 kilometres (278 mi) [1] The coordinates of this road in the city of Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County are: 0°30'23.0"N, 35°17'57.0"E (Latitude:0.506389; Longitude:35. ...
The British Army Training Unit Kenya ( BATUK) is a training support unit of the British Army located in Kenya . On 3 June 1964, Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, signed a post-independence defence agreement with the new Kenyan government. Among its other provisions, it specified that British troops could exercise in ...
Established in 1996 shortly after the liberalisation of Kenyan airwaves, it was the second FM station to be opened after 101.9 Metro FM, however several other FM stations have continued to crop up, catering to all tastes, 98.4 Capital FM continues to be a popular station especially among the middle-class and upper-class markets.
Australia and Kenya actively collaborate on counter-terrorism and piracy. In September 2013, an Australian was among the 67 people killed at the Westgate Mall terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya. In January 2019, an Australian was caught up in a terrorist attack in a hotel and office complex in Nairobi.
Runda is an affluent neighbourhood located in the northern part of Nairobi. The name Runda was borrowed from the name of the coffee estate that existed in the area before it became a residential area; [2] it is not an abbreviation for Reserved United Nations Development Area, as many would like to think. The name "Runda" existed even before the ...
499 (2018) The Nairobi Marathon is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance usually held in October in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] First held in 2003, the competition expanded and now includes a half marathon race along with the main race. [2] It was part of "The Greatest Race on Earth", fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank.
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.