Matopeni is a
slum
A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorated or incomplete, and they are primarily inh ...
in
Kenya
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. It is on the outskirts of
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...
. Its residents belong to a variety of
ethnic group
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
s.
The population of Matopeni exceeds 30,000 persons. The situation in Matopeni is serious, even by Nairobi slum standards.
A
Matopeni Secondary School exists.
[http://juja.co.ke/jujacdf/matopeni-secondary-school/] The first political Leader to represent matopeni is Abdi Hassan Guyo
References
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Suburbs of Nairobi
Slums in Kenya