Moi Avenue (formerly First Station Road and Government Road) is a major road inside the Central Business District of

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. It is one of the oldest roads in Nairobi and is intersected by Kenyatta Avenue, City-Hall Way and Haile Selassie Avenue, running West to East.

History

The road was the one of the two initial roads, together with Victoria Street, built in Nairobi. It was initially known as First Station Road as it was the road on which

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was located. The road quickly became home to many government offices and buildings, and in 1901 it was renamed Government Road. Politician

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was gunned down on Government Road on 5 July 1969 and there is a monument in his memory in front of Hilton Park. The road was later renamed Moi Avenue, for

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, after Kenya's independence as a sign of nationalism. Landmarks include

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, Khoja Mosque, Moi University, Hilton Park, and many commercial facilities.

References

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