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Explore Kasarani in Kenya
Kasarani in the region of Nairobi Area is a town in Kenya - some 7 mi or ( 12 km ) North-East of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Current time in Kasarani is now 04:04 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tanga, Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, and Thimbigua. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tanga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kasarani ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Nairobi, Kenya: Things To Do and Street Food (Travel Video)
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A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY (Part 1) - Documentary
"A Beautiful Journey" follows Mutinda through the journey of recording his album "Matopeni". The documentary tells Mutinda's story and features his magical guitar-playing and sounds of Matopeni. "A be ..
Mathare Slums
Our team made this first trip to Nairobi, Kenya to assess the need and we quickly discovered the need is great. The footage in this video is a quick look at the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya. ..
A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY (Part 2) - Documentary
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Interesting facts about this location
Moi International Sports Centre
The Moi International Sports Centre (abbreviated as M.I.S.C. ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was used to host the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards. The stadium had been closed since January 2010 for major renovations costing about Ksh. 900 million, which was funded by a grant to the Government of Kenya by the Government of China.
Located at -1.23 36.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Dandora
Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of the Embakasi division. Surrounding neighbourhoods called estates include Kariobangi, Baba Dogo, Gitare Mariogo and Korogocho. 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 http://www. nd. edu/~ndmag/au2005/africa1. html. However, the estate has turned into a high-density slum with high unemployment.
Located at -1.25 36.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Kariobangi
Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi, Kenya. It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. It is split into two parts, Kariobangi North and Kariobangi South. The northern part was constructed first, with first buildings built in 1961. Kariobangi South Estate is straddled by the Outering Road (on the Eastern part) and the Nairobi – Thika railway line on the Western and southerly parts.
Located at -1.25 36.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kenyatta University
Kenyatta University,(commonly initialized as KU)is located in Nairobi, Kenya. The University main campus is located in Kahawa, about 20 kilometres from Nairobi's city centre, along the Nairobi-Thika road. The institution is the second largest in Kenya. In 1997 it had about 8,000 students. As of 2009, has about 24,000 students.
Located at -1.18 36.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Mathare
Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi, Kenya with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people. Mathare is the home of football team Mathare United of the MYSA.
Located at -1.26 36.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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