Kiambiu (sometimes spelled as ''Kiambio'') is a slum in
Nairobi
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with 40–50,000 residents. Kiambiu is 4 kilometers east of the center of Nairobi. Its name comes from the
Swahili word ''"mbiu-mbiu"'', which translates as ''"to be on the run"''.
Kiambiu slum borders the
Moi Air Base
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(Eastleigh Airport).
Of all slums in
Nairobi
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, Kiambiu is the most recently established with a greater accessibility in pathways, drinking water resources and waste handling; these are major challenges to most slums in
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Slum upgrading
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is underway under a conglomeration of sector players in the informal settlement. It is viewed that basic needs such as water provision, sanitary waste management and access roads will be provided in the next five to seven years.
A local NGO called "Maji na Ufanisi" ("Water and Development") in liaison with local and bilateral development partners is actively involved in formulation of solutions and development of strategies to improve lives of the inhabitants of Kiambiu.
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Kibera
Kibera (Kinubi: ''Forest'' or ''Jungle'') is a division of Nairobi Area, Kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of Nairobi, from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa.http://www.dominionpa ...
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Kawangware Kawangware () is a low income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre, between Lavington and Dagoretti.
Description
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Korogocho
Korogocho is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, Korogocho was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city.
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Mathare
Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi 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 teams Mathare U ...
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Mathare Valley
Mathare Valley is a part of Mathare slum in Kenya. It is in the Nairobi area.
Other informal settlements in the Nairobi area include Huruma, Kiambiu, Korogocho, Mukuru and Kibera. It has a high population density.
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Mukuru slums
Mukuru is a collection of slums in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately south of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the largest slums in Nairobi. It stretches along the Nairobi– Ngong River, situated on waste lands in ...
References
Suburbs of Nairobi
Slums in Kenya
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