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Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya. Coordinates. 1°17′12″S 36°49′04″E / . 1.286789°S 36.817833°E. / -1.286789; 36.817833. Type. Art Gallery. The Nairobi Gallery ( Swahili: Nyumba ya sanaa ya Nairobi) is an art gallery located an at the edge of the Nairobi central business district. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing African art.
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.
Shrekeezy. Simon Njoroge (24 October 1993 – 30 August 2015), popularly known as Shrekeezy, was a Kenyan advertising strategist. He was also largely involved in art [citation needed] and entertainment as a radio host, TV presenter, rapper, DJ and Entertainment Executive. [1] [2] He first gained major attention for his successful online radio ...
Kenya National Archives and Documentation Services (KNADS) is situated at the edge of the central business district in downtown Nairobi along Moi Avenue next to Ambassadeur Hotel. [1] The archives look out on the landmark Hilton Hotel, while on the rear side is Tom Mboya street. [2] It was established in 1965 in a building that initially housed ...
Known for. Winner of the Big Brother Naija season 3 premier edition. Television. Big Brother Naija. Miracle Igbokwe (born February 17, 1995) [1] is a Nigerian pilot and model from Imo State. [2] [3] He won the season 3 of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show which was broadcast on 28 January and ended on 22 April 2018.
The earliest account of Nairobi 's / naɪˈroʊbɪ / history dates back to 1899 when a railway depot was built in a brackish African swamp occupied by a pastoralist people, the Maasai, the sedentary Akamba people, as well as the agriculturalist Kikuyu people who were all displaced by the colonialists. The railway complex and the building around ...
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two Capital East African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and the other at the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
Cyrus Kabiru is a visual artist born in 1984 in Nairobi, Kenya; [5] [2] one of six children who lived in a small home opposite a garbage dump. [6] Inspired by a story about his father repairing glasses with discarded materials, he became interested in creating objects by upcycling found objects and trash. [6]