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Ruiru Destination Guide

Discover Ruiru in Kenya

Ruiru in the region of Nairobi Area is a place located in Kenya - some 14 mi or ( 22 km ) North-East of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ruiru

Local time in Ruiru is now 12:06 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tanga, Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, and Thika. When in this area, you might want to check out Tanga . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ruiru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Nairobi Kenya (KTZ-3) Langata Giraffe Center

5:51 min by M8MAM
Views: 5459 Rating: 4.43

Visit of the Langata Giraffe Center. Rothschild Giraffe. Visit of the Karen Blixen museun, site of the film, Out of Africa. www.marcopoloimaginaire.com ..

A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY (Part 1) - Documentary

5:08 min by MutindaMusic
Views: 1613 Rating: 4.80

"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

1:23 min by toocazz
Views: 1394 Rating: 5.00

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. ..

Nairobi Safari Walk, Kenya

0:35 min by georeiser
Views: 1343 Rating: 5.00

The Nairobi safari walk is 7 km away from the Nairobi city center. Located near the entrance of the Nairobi National Park. For more info: virtualtourist.com/georeiser ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ruiru

Ruiru is a town in the Kiambu County of Kenya’s Central Province. Located within three kilometers of Nairobi's city boundary, Ruiru is a dormitory town for the nation's capital, and is connected by both rail and road. The town covers an area of 292 km², and is surrounded by numerous coffee plantations. In 1999, Ruiru had a population of 100,000, but has undergone rapid population growth in response to shortage of available housing in Nairobi.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -1.15 36.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated places in Central Province (Kenya), Thika District

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.

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Located at -1.18 36.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Education in Mombasa, Education in Nairobi, Educational institutions established in 1985, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenyatta University, Universities and colleges in Kenya

Sipet College

Sipet College, is located in Meru county, Eastern province, below Mt. Kenya at Ncheege plaza (3rd floor) around Kirukuri street behind consolidated bank.

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Located at -1.18 36.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Education in Eastern Province (Kenya), Universities and colleges in Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is a public university near Nairobi, Kenya. It is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres northeast of Nairobi, along the Nairobi-Thika Highway. It offers courses in Engineering, Science, Architecture and Building sciences. The university has a strong research interest in the areas of biotechnology and engineering.

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Located at -1.10 37.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Education in Central Province (Kenya), Education in Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta, Universities and colleges in Kenya

Technical University of Mombasa

Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) is a public Technical university Located in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya. It is one of the National Polytechnics recently elevated to a fully fledged University in Kenya. It encompasses the many benefits of a small University in the nation's Island city bordering the great Indian ocean.

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Located at -1.10 37.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Universities and colleges in Kenya