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40,286/km 2 (104,340/sq mi) Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi. It consists of both apartments and slum -type dwellings. The name Kariobangi is believed to have come from an English phrase " Carry your bags " that was used by a white settler during the colonial period, that African natives mispronounced. [2]
Flying toilets after they have been used (filled) and thrown away in the Kibera slum area in Nairobi, Kenya. A flying toilet is a facetious name for a plastic bag that is used as a simple collection device for human faeces when there is a lack of proper toilets and people are forced to practise open defecation.
Uthiru is a settlement transversing in both Nairobi County and Kiambu County on the northwest side of the city centre of Nairobi. It is located between Kikuyu and Kangemi. [1] [2] The number of residents likely exceeds 100,000. It hosts a number of public institutions including University of Nairobi, Upper Kabete Campus, Kabete national ...
Kayole is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Nairobi's central business district, straddled by Kangundo Road to the south, within the Eastlands area in Embakasi. It borders other low-income neighbourhoods such as Donholm, Njiru, Saika and Umoja. Electorally, Kayole is placed under Embakasi Central Constituency; the whole ...
Majengo, Nairobi. Majengo is a slum in the Pumwani area of Nairobi. In 2019, it had a population of 17,645, and a population density of 51,692/km 2. It is approximately 3km from Nairobi central business district, and next to Gikomba Market. Majengo forms part of Pumwani ward; which is in the larger Kamukunji sub-county of Nairobi City County.
In Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, population density is estimated at 2,000 people per hectare — or about 500,000 people in one square mile. However, the density and neighbourhood effects of slum populations may also offer an opportunity to target health interventions. Inadequate or no infrastructure