Lower Kabete is the name given to a region straddling

Kiambu County Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika. Kiambu County is the second most populous after Nairobi County. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kajiado Counties to the ...

and

Nairobi County Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county entity was effe ...

, Kenya. It falls between Wangige Area and

Kitisuru Kitisuru is a residential suburb of Nairobi. The name Kitisuru comes from a nearby river "Gìtathurù" which was borrowed from the original inhabitants of the area who were mainly of the Kikuyu dialect. Kitisuru forms part of Kitisuru Ward, a ...

Estate.

Location of Lower Kabete

Lower Kabete is roughly 12 Kilometers from Nairobi CBD. The larger part of the

Kabete Kabete is a neighbourhood that located along the border of Nairobi and Kiambu counties. It is located less than outside of the capital city of Nairobi. According to the 2009 census, the Kabete area has a population of 140,427. As part of the Nair ...

area is, however, in

with the border commencing at Rhythms College near the present-day Kabete Shopping Center some 5 Kilometers from the Wangige Market. A small portion of Lower Kabete is in Westlands constituency of Nairobi County which is headed b
Tim Wanyonyi
as MP (2013–2022). Nairobi County'
Lower Kabete Dispensary
is found here alongside Lower Kabete Primary School an
Farasi Lane Primary School
The larger portion of this region lies squarely within the

Kabete Constituency Kabete Constituency is an electoral constituency within Kiambu County that neighbours Westlands Constituency in Nairobi County. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. A study in 2005 revealed that Kabete constituency has the lowes ...

headed b
James Githua Wamacukuru
(2017-2022).

Local Administration

The Lower Kabete Shopping Center is governed by the

Kiambu Kiambu is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya within the Nairobi Metropolitan Region. It is from the capital Nairobi. It has an population of 147,870. It is the capital of the Kiambu County, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi. Other pro ...

County Government. However, a small portion to the South belongs to th
Lower Kabete Sublocation
in Nairobi County, its sub-chief's office is at the Kabete Approved Juvenile School.

Ethnicities

Majority of individuals in Lower Kabete belong to the

Kikuyu Kikuyu or Gikuyu (Gĩkũyũ) mostly refers to an ethnic group in Kenya or its associated language. It may also refer to: *Kikuyu people, a majority ethnic group in Kenya *Kikuyu language, the language of Kikuyu people *Kikuyu, Kenya, a town in Centr ...

tribe. The remaining population is a mixture of people from other significantly populous Kenyan tribes, as well as individuals of Caucasian and Asian origins.

Religions

Most individuals in Lower Kabete area practice Christianity and there are several churches of various denominations within this area. One of the oldest churches in Lower Kabete are and within central province is the

Anglican Church Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...

Lower Kabete Diocese. There are several evangelical churches spread out within this area too. Adjacent to Gacio Shopping Centre is a Mosque serving a minority muslim individuals. The nearest Hindu temple is approximately 8 kilometres away in Spring Valley estate.

Lower Kabete Real Estate

Lower Kabete has several housing developments includin
Highgrove Village
a premium luxury housing estate an
Kabete Palms

References

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Location of Lower Kabete on Google Mapse-Health Kenya FacilitiesUniversity of Nairobi
*http://softkenya.com/secondary/mary-leakey-girls-high-school-2/ *http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000161068/landslide-victory-for-ferdinand-waititu-in-kabete-by-election *http://www.nairobi.go.ke/assets/downloads/Health-facilities-NCC-1.pdf *https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lower-Kabete-Estate/2144863915739008 Populated places in Nairobi Province