Membley Estate is an upper middle-class suburb located near Nairobi, in the South-Western Ruiru Municipal area of Kiambu County. The suburb is located a short distance from

Kenyatta University Kenyatta University (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Nairobi County, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi (1970) and Moi University (1984). As of O ...

and Tatu City some 1.5 Kilometers from the

Thika Road Thika Thika (pronounced �θika is an industrial town and a major commerce hub in Kiambu County, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 42 kilometres (26 mi) Northeast of Nairobi, near the confluence of the Thika and Chania Rivers. Although Thika town is ...

. The Membley Baptist, St. Lucia Catholic Church and ACK St Mathew's Membley Churches are found within this locality.

Administration

Membley falls within the Ruiru Municipality Area (chartered in 2018) and hitherto the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Administratively, the area falls within the Gitothua electoral ward of

Ruiru Constituency Ruiru is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kiambu County. Within Ruiru Constituency, there are two sub-counties; Githurai and Ruiru. Wards Prior to the 2013 elections, the area was put under the Kiambu Kiambu is ...

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 So ...

. The area is also domiciled within what was formerly

Thika District Thika District is a former administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Thika. The district was adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district had a population of 645.71 In 2010, the district was eli ...

Education

Educational institutions within the estate include Focus Academy, Top Talents Academy, St. Beautah School, Fine Care Kindergarten, and Membley High School.

Transport

Membley is served by the

Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway The Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway is a road in Kenya, forming a semi-circle through the south-eastern and north-eastern neighborhoods of the capital city of Nairobi. The road allows traffic from Mombasa, destined for the central parts of Keny ...

, Nairobi Northern Bypass Highway, and

References

{{Reflist Kiambu County Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)