Early years
The site of Nairobi was originally a swamp land occupied by a pastoralist people, the Maasai, the sedentary Akamba people, as well as the agriculturalist Kikuyu people. The name Nairobi … See more

The City of Nairobi enjoys the status of a full administrative county.
Initially, Nairobi was one of the eight provinces in Kenya prior to 2013. The Nairobi province … See more

Nairobi is home to the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), one of Africa's largest stock exchanges. The NSE was officially recognised as an overseas stock exchange by the See more

Nairobi has numerous recreational green areas. The largest is the Nairobi National Park, located in the Southern side of the city. Other recreational arears and protected forests … See more

The city is situated at 1°09′S 36°39′E / 1.150°S 36.650°E and 1°27′S 37°06′E / 1.450°S 37.100°E and occupies 696 square kilometres (270 sq mi).
Nairobi is situated between the cities of Kampala and Mombasa. As Nairobi is adjacent to the … See more

Nairobi has experienced one of the highest growth rates of any city in Africa. Since its foundation in 1899, Nairobi has grown to become the second largest city in the African Great … See more

Nairobi is a diverse melting pot of African cultures. As a cosmopolitan African city, it hosts all the diverse tribes that make up Kenya, and hosts a large immigrant population from other … See more