The Huruma informal settlement is situated in the Northeast quadrant of Nairobi, Kenya’s capital city and consists of six villages: Kambi Moto, Mahira, Redeemed, Ghetto, Gitathuru and Madoya. Huruma  borders Kariobangi and Dandora to the East, Moi Air Base to the south, Mathare to the North and Eastleigh to the West. Read more…

Embakasi is a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. As a residential estate it houses mostly lower middle income citizens. Read more…

Lang’ata is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south west of the city centre and east of Karen. The suburb consists of many smaller housing estates, referred to simply as estates, including Nairobi Dam estate, Southlands, Jambo estate etc.. These estates are primarily maisonettes or apartment blocks. Read more…

Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of the Embakasi division.Dandora is divided into five phases. Dandora was established in 1977, with partial financing by the World Bank in order to offer higher standard of housing . However, the estate has turned into high-density slum with high unemployment. Read more…

Kibera is located  5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Nairobi city centre.Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the second largest urban slum in Africa.The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera’s population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates of one or two million people. Read more…

Westlands is a suburb of Nairobi and is traditionally Nairobi’s social and entertainment centre for expatriates and wealthy Kenyans. It has a lively cluster of shops, restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Read more…