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The 27.1-kilometer road starts from Mlolongo passing through JKIA and Nairobi’s CBD to the James Gichuru junction along Waiyaki Way. From Mlolongo, the road links up via an interchange with Airport South Road, to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, along the Nairobi-Mombasa Road. The highway continues along the existing roadway to the Likoni ...
Westlands is a residential district in Nairobi which houses a sizable population of upper middle class and wealthy Kenyans [3]. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as land and office space became scarce and exorbitantly priced in the central business district, more businesses have relocated to Westlands and Upper Hill, where land and office space are more readily available and less expensive.
Mountain View is located south of Waiyaki Way, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the Nairobi central business district, and borders the low-income neighbourhood of Kangemi. It is a middle-income to lower middle-income neighbourhood significantly characterised by single-family homes with a gated community. [2]
Construction. The Nairobi Western Bypass Highway will cost an estimated KSh17.3 billion (US$173 million). [1] In February 2019, China Road and Bridge Corporation, the selected contractor, began construction of this highway. Funding for this project was provided by the Exim Bank of China. Construction is expected to last 39 months.
The River Between is a 1965 novel by prolific Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o that was published as part of the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. [1][2] It tells the story of the separation of two neighbouring villages of Kenya caused by differences in faith set in the decades of roughly the early 20th century.
The Waiyaki Way fig tree located in Westlands in Nairobi, Kenya is noted for its cultural significance. [1] Locally known as mugumo, [2] the tree is described to be four-storeys tall and is believed to be at least a century old. [3][4] In October 2020, the Kenya National Highways Authority announced plans to transplant the tree to give way [3 ...
High-class residential apartments for living are coming up like Le Mac towers, a residential tower in Westlands Nairobi with 23 floors. Avic International is also putting up a total of four residential apartments on Waiyaki way: a 28-level tower, two 24-level towers, and a 25-level tower. Hotel towers are also being erected in the city.
The GTC Tower is the main building among other mixed-use high-rises that form the Global Trade Centre. They sit on a 7.5-acre piece of land in the Westlands neighbourhood of Upper Parklands. GTC Nairobi, located along the Waiyaki Way, Westlands Road and Chiromo Lane, comprises six other imposing towers: a 42-floor 3A Plus Office Tower, a 35 ...