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  2. Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Wangarĩ Maathai - Wikipedia

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    Wangarĩ Muta Maathai – Unbowed, p. 192. The government refused to respond to her inquiries and protests, instead responding through the media that Maathai was "a crazy woman"; that denying the project in Uhuru Park would take more than a small portion of public parkland; and proclaiming the project as a "fine and magnificent work of architecture" opposed by only the "ignorant few". On 8 ...

  4. List of cities and towns in Kenya by population - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the most populous cities, municipalities and towns of Kenya.In Kenya there are only five incorporated cities including the capital and largest city, Nairobi, the second largest and the coastal city of Mombasa, the third largest and inland port city of Kisumu,the newly elevated City of Nakuru that was upgraded from a Municipality to a city by President Uhuru Kenyatta ...

  5. History of Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Nairobi continued to grow under British rule, and many Britons settled within the city's suburbs. The continuous expansion of the city began to anger the Maasai, as the city was devouring their land to the south, as well as the Kikuyu people, who felt that the land belonged to them. In 1919, Nairobi was declared to be a municipality by the British.

  6. Category:People from Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of natives or residents of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. See also. Category:Kenyan people ... People from Nairobi by occupation‎ (11 C)

  7. Karen Blixen Museum, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Her life here is chronicled in her most famous book, Out of Africa, as well as in her book Shadows on the Grass. [3] After Blixen's death in 1962, the house was donated by the Danish government in 1964 to the new Kenyan government as an independence gift [2] and was opened to the public in 1986 as one of Kenya's national museums, following the ...

  8. Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Philip Anyolo. The Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in Nairobi. The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. [1] The original church, which had a sitting capacity of 300–400, built in 1904, was the first stone building in the Nairobi.

  9. 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: