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Coordinates: 1°17′33″S 36°47′15″E / 1.29250°S 36.78750°E / -1.29250; 36.78750
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LocationHurlingham, Nairobi, Kenya
Coordinates1°17′33″S 36°47′15″E / 1.29250°S 36.78750°E / -1.29250; 36.78750
Opening date1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Owner
No. of floors6
Parking4,000
Websitesarityourcity.com
Garden City Mall
Map
General information
AddressKasarani, Nairobi, Kenya
Coordinates1°13′55″S 36°52′40″E / 1.23194°S 36.87778°E / -1.23194; 36.87778
Opened28 May 2015; 8 years ago (2015-05-28)
OwnerActis Capital
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area33,500 m2 (361,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tirad Architects
Other information
Number of stores<100
Parking2200
Website
shopgardencitymall.com

Yaya is a shopping centre located in Hurlingham in Nairobi, Kenya.[1] The establishment has been an asset for the Nicholas Biwott business empire until 2023 when it was announced that the Kantaria family had acquired it at undisclosed amount.

Overview[edit]

The mall is located approximately 3.4 kilometres (2 mi) from Nairobi's city centre, along Agwings Kodhek Road in Hurlingham. It was opened to the public in 1992, making it one of the first malls in Kenya.[2] The mall is part of a mixed-use establishment that also provides housing in the Yaya Towers; in which the west wing tower as remained incomplete due to a suspected dispute with the contractor. Yaya Centre provides an array of services from a retail supermarket chain; fast food restaurants; fashion and accessories shops; electronics and technology shops; banking and services; a movie theatre; outdoor recreation centre.[3][4][5][6]

The shopping complex has for years been associated with the late former cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott's business empire since. In July 2023, saw a consortium of investors, notably Kantaria family, acquire the shopping centre together with Yaya Towers and Hotel for an undisclosed amount.[7] The private transaction had reportedly been executed in 2020.[8]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Elections MP Party Notes
2013 Dennis Kariuki Waweru TNA
2017 John Kiarie (KJ) Jubilee Party of Kenya
2022 John Kiarie (KJ) UDA

Locations and wards[edit]

Ward Population km2 County Assembly Representative
Mutu-ini 17,973 5 John Ng'ang'a Mukiri
Ngando 31,769 3.2 Peter Wahinya Kimuhu
Riruta 65,320 4.2 James Kiriba Kariuki
Uthiru 32,575 7.9 Samuel Muchene
Waithaka 31,054 5 Anthony Kiragu Karanja


Marurui
Marurui is located in Kenya
Marurui
Marurui
Location of Marurui in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°12′21″S 36°51′44″E / 1.20583°S 36.86222°E / -1.20583; 36.86222
CountryKenya
CountyNairobi City
Sub-countyKasarani
Time zoneUTC+3

Marurui is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the central business district of Nairobi.

Overview[edit]

The neighbourhood is zoned as a low-density residential suburb with single-family homes.[9] Marurui hosts the high-income, middle-income to some low-income residents. The neighbourhood contains the slum of Gathara (know as Jua Kali by its residents).[10]

The neighbourhood is bordered by Garden Estate, Thome, Roysambu, Kasarani and Mirema.[11]

Roysambu Constituency and Roysambu ward, both electoral divisions, cover the neighbourhood. The constituency encompasses other estates and neighbourhoods such as: Garden Estate, Thome, Ridgeways, Kiwanja, Njathaini, Ngomongo, Kongo Soweto, parts of Kahawa and Githurai, Mirema, Kamiti, and Zimmerman.[12] Both electoral divisions are within the Kasarani Sub-county

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ndaiga, Hellen (28 February 2019). "Garden City Mall, Thika Road". Construction Kenya. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ CORRESPONDENT (25 May 2015). "Garden City Mall opens Thursday". Capital Business. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ Reporter, Standard. "New Garden City Mall to open its doors in May". The Standard. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. ^ "TECNO opens exclusive store at the Garden City Mall in Nairobi". Citizen Digital. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ^ "39,000m² Retail To Let in Thika Rd". m.broll.co.ke. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Kenya: Carrefour takes over Shoprite's space at Garden City mall to open 13th outlet". Business Insider Africa. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Meet Billionaire Dynasty That Bought Yaya Centre from Biwott Family - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ Gikunju, Washington; Ngala, Larry (6 August 2023). "Biwott family sells iconic Yaya Centre mall to wealthy Kantaria family". Daily Nation. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ Mido, Collins Lugalia. "Zorning Ordinance-Nairobi". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ "Settlement, "Jua Kali" puts Land Grabbers on Notice". Hauzisha. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. ^ Gathirwa, Joy (5 September 2022). "About Thome". Hauzisha. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Roysambu Constituency". Roysambu NG-CDF. Nairobi. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

Category:Suburbs of Nairobi

Location[edit]

Mutuini is located approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Nairobi's central business district.

Overview[edit]

Mukuru slums are predominantly a low-income informal settlement. It approximately consists of approximately thirty villages: Kwa Njenga, Kwa Ruben, Sinai, Paradise, Jamaica, Kingstone, Mariguini, Fuata Nyayo and Kayaba. The area sits south of the Viwandani and Industrial Area. The area earliest inhabitants were labourers from the nearby Industrial Area factories who made makeshifts mainly made by corrugated iron shacks. Some of the area that Mukuru slums sits on was initially a quarry that was exploited and was never rehabilitated.[1]

Mukuru slums as any other slum in the world has been faced by challenges including crime, drug abuse, prostitution. In the slums, whole families survive, in tiny one-roomed corrugated iron shacks. Very few homes have access to electricity and up to twenty families might share a communal water tap and latrine.[2]

The area is considered unsafe due to the air pollution caused by incineration of varied waste, as well as the stench from the unauthorised landfills in the slums.[3][4] Fires are also common and containing them has always been a subject of debate; mainly because the the makeshifts are built close to one another and their narrow or no streets between them.[5][6]

The slums have a high prevalence of respiratory diseases, Malaria, HIV AIDS and waterborne diseases. The was earmarked as to be more at risk in the spread of the COVID-19. [7][8]

Crime are also common with break-ins and muggings, partially related to the unemployed youth in the slums.[9][10]en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, among other slum areas in Nairobi, Mukuru was declared a Special Planning Area. Slum upgrading, initiated by the government, is an effort to provide better housing to the slum residents.[11] Known as the Mukuru Affordable Housing, will be actualised on a 55-acre land with 15,000 housing units.[12] Simplified sewer system is set to tackle the decades-long problem of open sewers.[13][14][15][16]

Mwiki wards[edit]

Mwiki produces two electoral wards with the same name in the counties of Kiambu and Nairobi City: Mwiki Ward in Kiambu is one of the wards in Ruiru Constituency,[17] while Mwiki Ward in Nairobi is one of the five electoral wards within Kasarani Constituency.[18]

Njiru Sub-county[edit]

The sub-county borrows it's name from the neighbourhood. It is the second largest sub-county after Lang'ata with an area of 129.9 km2 (50.2 sq mi).[19] It borders the Embakasi and Kasarani sub-counties. It covers the eastern to the farthest east area in Nairobi: from Kariobangi South, Dandora, Ruai, Saika, Njiru, parts of Kayole, to Kamulu.[20] The sub-county has a population of 626,482, the highest after Embakasi and Kasarani sub-counties; with a population density of 4,821 square kilometres (1,861 sq mi).[19][21]

The Sub-county is headed by the sub-county administrator, appointed by a County Public Service Board.[22]

Points of interest[edit]

  1. ABC place, a shopping mall in Muthangari.
  2. St. Mary's School, Nairobi, a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located off James Gichuru Road in Muthangari.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mukuru: The Situation". Ruben Centre. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "The family without a toilet: Our 'hell hole' in Mukuru kwa Njenga slums". Nation. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/magdaline-saya. "Nairobi slums record high household air pollution — study". The Star. Retrieved 30 November 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  4. ^ Bowyer, Cressida; Price, Heather. "Using art to tackle air pollution: a story from a Nairobi slum". The Conversation. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ Limo, Judy J. (2012). Factors that influence the increase in fire incidences in informal settlements: a case of Mukuru kwa Njenga slum in Nairobi (Thesis thesis). University of Nairobi, Kenya.
  6. ^ "Mukuru-Sinai fuel spill and fire disaster" (PDF). Humanitarian Resource. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 34 (help)
  7. ^ "An oasis of hope for people affected by HIV in Mukuru - Kenya | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ^ Saunders, Doug (3 December 2020). "Opinion: Huge slums are at the heart of the pandemic – but not for the reasons you might expect". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Tales of crime and struggle in Nairobi's bustling slums". Reuters. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Police arrest 37 suspects in two-day security operation in Mukuru slums". Nation. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Community-led upgrade to a Nairobi slum could be a model for Africa". the Guardian. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  12. ^ December 29 2021, Wednesday (29 December 2021). "State starts building 15,000 houses in Mukuru slums". Business Daily. Retrieved 30 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Dodman, David. "A special approach to slum upgrading: the Special Planning Area in Mukuru, Nairobi". International Institute for Environment and Development. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Mukuru SPA". Muungano wa Wanavijiji. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Mukuru Special Planning Area (SPA) Community Mobilisation". Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  16. ^ https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/gilbertkoech. "Simplified sewer system to improve sanitation in Mukuru slums". The Star. Retrieved 30 November 2022. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  17. ^ "Mwiki County Assembly Ward". kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  18. ^ "About Us – NGCDF Kasarani Constituency". Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  19. ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". KNBS. pp. 20, 29, 38. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  20. ^ "AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN NJIRU SUB-COUNTY, NAIROBI". Tree of Life - Africa. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Embakasi and Kasarani most populated areas in Nairobi". The Standard. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  22. ^ "County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012" (PDF). Law Society of Kenya. p. 39. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  23. ^ "History – St.Mary's School – Nairobi". Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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