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The Nairobi Gallery was built in 1913 to house colonial government offices that recorded births, marriages, and deaths. It was built at the location of "Point Zero," the center of Nairobi from where distances to all corners of this British colony were measured. After independence, the building was used as the Nairobi Provincial Commissioners office until 1983.
The building now houses the Nairobi Gallery that is part of the National Museums of Kenya. Since 2013, it has housed part of the Murumbi African Heritage Collection. It also presents temporary art exhibits. Today, the building at the intersection of Kenyatta Avenue and Uhuru Highway is overshadowed by the Nyayo House and the recently opened Nairobi Expressway.
I have a friend who was an accountant. His first job was for the council in Bexhill on Sea (known as the place for newly-weds and nearly-deads). One day he phoned me and said he had a new job and was moving and hoped we would still visit them. We said of course we would then he said it was in Nairobi...
I mentioned this to a colleague and he told me about seeing a magazine article on the best cheap flights. That, in 1980, resulted in us taking a Sudan Air flight via Frankfurt and Khartoum to Nairobi and staying with our friends for three weeks. Wonderful.
That was the start of our passion for travelling around the world.
Anyway... I took these photos from the top of the Kenyatta Intl Conference Center. I wonder how much it has changed?
Jacaranda Hotels, best hotel in nairobi, is a Kenyan landmark hotel group and has been a symbol of quality and elegance over the years. The Jacaranda Nairobi hotel, located at the heart of Westlands, has been the first choice hotel of celebrities, business travelers and leisure travel since it’s opening in 1964. Jacaranda Hotels features three hotels in Kenya.
for more, visit www.jacarandahotels.com/JH-NAIROBI/index.html
Community members in a matatu in Soweto East, Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya during COVID-19 pandemic May 2020 @UN-Habitat/Kirsten Milhahn
Accra Road is one of the hubs for Matatus (small buses) that travel from Nairobi to various locations outside the city.
The Nairobi Expressway is a 27 kilometres (17 mi) toll road in Kenya, connecting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi's Westlands area, that has been constructed under a public-private partnership between the government of Kenya and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). CRBC will collect the toll fees until their investment is recovered, then the road will revert to government.
Completed in April, 2022. (Wikipedia)
I have a friend who was an accountant. His first job was for the council in Bexhill on Sea (known as the place for newly-weds and nearly-deads). One day he phoned me and said he had a new job and was moving and hoped we would still visit them. We said of course we would then he said it was in Nairobi...
I mentioned this to a colleague and he told me about seeing a magazine article on the best cheap flights. That, in 1980, resulted in us taking a Sudan Air flight via Frankfurt and Khartoum to Nairobi and staying with our friends for three weeks. Wonderful.
That was the start of our passion for travelling around the world.
Anyway... I took these photos from the top of the Kenyatta Intl Conference Center. I wonder how much it has changed?
Dinner downtown: Steve Biggs, Winnie and Wendy (Winnie assists Wendy with volunteer logistics), my shopping partner Jacque, and guest of honor Celestine Karoney, a KTN sports reporter. Wendy apparently dislikes flash photography this particular evening.
Roundabout of the Mombasa Road outside the National Gallery, with the new Nairobi Expressway overhead.
The Nairobi Gallery was built in 1913 to house colonial government offices that recorded births, marriages, and deaths. It was built at the location of "Point Zero," the center of Nairobi from where distances to all corners of this British colony were measured. After independence, the building was used as the Nairobi Provincial Commissioners office until 1983.
The building now houses the Nairobi Gallery that is part of the National Museums of Kenya. Since 2013, it has housed part of the Murumbi African Heritage Collection. It also presents temporary art exhibits. Today, the building at the intersection of Kenyatta Avenue and Uhuru Highway is overshadowed by the Nyayo House and the recently opened Nairobi Expressway.
A number of the boda boda drivers have their own personal sun umbrella mounted on their motorcycles.
Airport Nairobi NBO, SAS DC-6B, Bernt Viking LN-LMT at Nairobi Airport, Kenya. 1950s. ©SAS Museum, Norway - Not to be used anywhere without credit to SAS Museum, Norway!
Dandora, Nairobi’s principal dumping site, which borders Korogocho, an informal settlement. Many of Korogocho’s inhabitants make money by sifting through the dump for items such as that they can sell on, such as old mobile phones, shoes and remote controls.
DFID is working in Korogocho, in partnership with Unicef and the Kenyan government, to improve the lives of orphans and vulnerable children there. Families most in need receive 3000 shillings (about £25) every two months, to help with basic household expenses. To find out more, please visit www.dfid.gov.uk/news/files/kenya-christmas/cash-transfer.asp
Image copyright: Caroline Irby
Delegates cheer and dance during the closing ceremony of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) on 14 November 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the ICPD in Cairo, where 179 governments adopted a landmark Programme of Action which set out to empower women and girls for their sake, and for the benefit of their families, communities and nations.
From 12-14 November, the governments of Kenya and Denmark and UNFPA are co-convening the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, a high-level conference to mobilize the political will and financial commitments we urgently need to finally and fully implement the ICPD Programme of Action. These commitments will be centred around achieving zero unmet need for family planning information and services, zero preventable maternal deaths, and zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls.
Jacaranda Hotels, best hotel in nairobi, is a Kenyan landmark hotel group and has been a symbol of quality and elegance over the years. The Jacaranda Nairobi hotel, located at the heart of Westlands, has been the first choice hotel of celebrities, business travelers and leisure travel since it’s opening in 1964. Jacaranda Hotels features three hotels in Kenya.
for more, visit www.jacarandahotels.com/JH-NAIROBI/index.html
Old Nairobi 1945. This street is now Kenyatta Avenue
This is from one of my dad's old photo albums. He was with the British Army in East Africa towards the end of World War II