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  2. Nairobi City Council - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi City Council. The City Council of Nairobi was the local authority governing the city of Nairobi, Kenya. It was the largest of the 175 local Authorities in the country and was under direction of the Ministry of Local Government. The chief executive of the city council was the town clerk and was appointed by the Minister of Local Government.

  3. National Youth Service (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    The National Youth Service ( NYS) is an organisation under the Government of Kenya. It was established in 1964 to train young people in important national matters. In 2019, the organization was transformed from a state department to a fully fledged semi-autonomous state corporation after enactment of NYS act, 2018 [2]] by the Kenyan parliament.

  4. Kenyatta University - Wikipedia

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    Kenyatta University. Kenyatta University ( KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Nairobi. [7] It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of October 2014, it was one of 23 public universities in the country.

  5. Nairobi City County - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With an estimated population of 5,454,000 in 2024 , it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county entity was effected, replacing Nairobi City Council, the long-standing unit of administration since pre-independence.

  6. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi ( / naɪˈroʊbi / ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census.

  7. United Nations Office at Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.unon.org. The United Nations Office at Nairobi ( UNON, Swahili: Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa Nairobi) in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is one of four major United Nations office sites [a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.

  8. Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Archbishop. Philip Anyolo. The Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in Nairobi. The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. [1] The original church, which had a sitting capacity of 300–400, built in 1904, was the first stone building in the Nairobi.

  9. National Intelligence Service (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    Kenya. National Intelligence Service (Kenya) (NIS; Swahili: Huduma ya Ujasusi ya Kitaifa) which was previously known as the National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS) [3] is both the (national) domestic and foreign intelligence agency of Kenya. It had its origins in "Special Branch" a department of the national police that was created in ...