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90 billion USD [6] Website. nairobi.go.ke. 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.
Nairobi fly. Nairobi fly is the common name for two species of rove beetle in the genus Paederus, native to East Africa originating from Tanzania. [1] The beetles contain a corrosive substance known as pederin, which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin. [2][3] Because of these burns, the Nairobi fly is sometimes referred ...
The Standard is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, The Nairobian (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform.
Nubia (/ ˈ nj uː b i ə /, Nobiin: Nobīn, [2] Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), or more strictly, Al Dabbah.
Sophia Wanuna is a Kenyan journalist and KTN TV presenter. [1] She is the editor of Standard Media group since July 2021 [2] [3] and is regarded as one of the few political journalists who ask tough questions to politicians. [4] Wanuna attended the Catholic-sponsored Mirithu Girls Secondary School in the heart of Ndeiya village, Kiambu County.
The Stanley Hotel (currently called the Sarova Stanley) is a five-star hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.It is the oldest hotel in the city, having been established in 1902 by English businesswoman Mayence Bent, when the city was a railway halt.
Sarah Waiswa was born in Uganda and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. [1] She studied sociology and psychology, [2] and is a self-taught photographer. [3]Her portraiture project, "Stranger in a Familiar Land", explores the persecution of albinos in sub-Saharan Africa, [1] [4] in which they are hunted for the perceived magical powers of their body parts. [5]
Laxmanbhai Construction. The I&M Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Nairobi, Kenya 's capital and largest city. [1] It was designed and constructed by Laxmanbhai Construction LTD and designed by Planning Systems Services Ltd under Lee Hun Wan & Sons. Its original design was drawn from Amsterdam's whirl shaped traditional modeling.