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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 ...
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 ...
Also, in 1902, the East Africa Syndicate received a grant of 1,300 square kilometres (500 sq mi) to promote white settlement in the Highlands. Lord Delamere now commenced extensive farming operations, and in 1905, when a large number of new settlers arrived from England and South Africa, the Protectorate was transferred from the authority of ...
Nairobi was founded in 1899 as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway. It was favoured by the British authorities as an ideal resting place due to its high elevation, temperate climate, and adequate water supply. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907.
The White Highlands is an area in the central uplands of Kenya. It was traditionally the homeland of indigenous Central Kenyan communities up to the colonial period, when it became the centre of European settlement in colonial Kenya, and between 1902 and 1961 was officially reserved for the exclusive use of Europeans by the colonial government.
View of Nairobi, 2007 Nairobi, 2011 Kibera, Nairobi, 2015 2000s. 2001 I&M Bank Tower built. Nairobi Women's Hospital founded. Coalition for Peace in Africa headquartered in Nairobi. Unrest in Kibera. 2002 Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology established. World Urban Forum held. 2003 Nairobi Marathon begins. Dorman's Coffee opens.
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.
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.