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  2. Kibera - Wikipedia

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    Kibera ( Kinubi: Forest or Jungle [1]) is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from the city centre. [2] Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. [3] [4] [5] The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates ...

  3. Muthaiga - Wikipedia

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    In 1901, John Dawson Ainsworth, the first sub-commissioner in charge, followed the railway to establish a new town at Mile 327, the name adopted by railway engineers for Nairobi. Ainsworth, began to entice settlers to come to Nairobi. One of the earliest settlers who was lured by Ainsworth was Sandbach Baker.

  4. Kenya - Wikipedia

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    A member of the African Union [12] with a population of more than 47.6 million in the 2019 census, [13] Kenya is the 28th most populous country in the world [7] and 7th most populous in Africa. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second largest city, is the major port city of Mombasa, situated on Mombasa Island in ...

  5. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    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. Most wealthy Kenyans live in Nairobi, but the majority of Nairobians are of average and low income.

  6. Dagoretti - Wikipedia

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    Dagoretti. Coordinates: 01°18′00″S 36°46′00″E. Dagoretti is an area in the western part of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It straddles the Nairobi and Kiambu County boundary with the Dagoretti Road Reserve marking the psychological border point heading Northerly and North-Easterly. [1] Administratively it is one of eight divisions of ...

  7. State House, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi, Kenya. /  1.28278°S 36.80000°E  / -1.28278; 36.80000. State House is the official residence of the president of Kenya. It was the prime minister's residence from independence until 12 December 1964 when Kenya became a republic. As the prime minister's position was abolished, it has been the official residence of the president ...

  8. Uhuru Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Uhuru Gardens. / -1.3205009; 36.7961151. Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum is a commemorative park and museum in Nairobi, Kenya that celebrates independence from the British Empire in 12 December 1963. [2] [3] The word "uhuru" is Swahili for "freedom". [3] It contains three points of significance:

  9. Broglio Space Center - Wikipedia

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    Nike-Apache. The Luigi Broglio Space Center ( BSC) located near Malindi, Kenya, is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) Spaceport. It was named after its founder and Italian space pioneer Luigi Broglio. [1] Developed in the 1960s through a partnership between the Sapienza University of Rome 's Aerospace Research Centre and the National Aeronautics and ...

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