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The Ngong Hills, located to the west of the city, are the most prominent geographical feature of the Nairobi area. Mount Kenya is situated north of Nairobi, and Mount Kilimanjaro is towards the south-east. The Nairobi River and its tributaries traverse through the Nairobi County and joins the larger River Athi on the eastern edge of the county.
The Geography of Kenya is diverse, varying amongst its 47 counties. Kenya has a coastline on the Indian Ocean, which contains swamps of East African mangroves. Inland are broad plains and numerous hills. Kenya borders South Sudan to the northwest, Uganda to the west, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, and Ethiopia to the north.
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 ...
The location of Kenya An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Kenya. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kenya: Kenya is a country in East Africa. The capital city is Nairobi, 2nd largest in Africa (after Cairo). Kenya spans an area about 85% the size of France or Texas.
The tallest building in the city is the new 32- storey, 200 metres (660 ft) Britam Towers. The second-tallest building in the city is the 31- storey, 184 metres (604 ft) GTC Office Tower. [1] The most recent skyscrapers to be constructed are Prism Tower, Le'Mac and FCB Mirhab Tower. Nairobi's history of towers began with the IPS Building (1967 ...
The Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Highway, has also been identified by the National Transportation and Safety Authority of Kenya (NTSA), to contain the two most accident-prone stretches of road in Kenya. These are (a) the highway between Nairobi and Nakuru and (b) the section of road Sobea–Salgaa–Mau Summit, on the road between Nakuru and ...
In 1901, John Dawson Ainsworth, the first sub-commissioner in charge, followed the railway to establish a new town at Mile 327, the name adopted by railway engineers for Nairobi. Ainsworth, began to entice settlers to come to Nairobi. One of the earliest settlers who was lured by Ainsworth was Sandbach Baker.
Mwiki is a low-income neighbourhood in the counties of Nairobi and Kiambu.It is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of the central business district of Nairobi. . Due to its transregional nature, the part of Mwiki that is within Nairobi is referred as Kasarani Mwiki while the other portion domiciled in Kiambu is referred as Githurai Mwi