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 had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. The city is commonly referred to as The Green City in the Sun.
Some of the key events about Nairobi
- 1899The city was founded as a rail depot on the Uganda Railway
- 1899Nairobi was founded as a railway depot, leading to displacement of local Maasai and Kikuyu people
- 1907Nairobi replaced Mombasa as the capital of the British East Africa Protectorate
- 1950The Nairobi National Park was established as Kenya's first national park
- 1952The Mau Mau Uprising began, resulting in a violent conflict and state of emergency in Nairobi
- 1963Nairobi became the capital of independent Kenya
- 1966The Kenyatta International Conference Centre was completed, becoming an iconic landmark
- 1973The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) established its global headquarters in Nairobi
- 1975A bomb explosion at a bus station in downtown Nairobi killed 27 people
- 1976The Bomas of Kenya cultural center was opened to showcase traditional Kenyan dances and crafts
- 1980The Norfolk Hotel bombing killed 20 people and injured 80 others
- 1989The Nairobi Stock Exchange was established, becoming a key financial hub in East Africa
- 1998The US Embassy bombing killed 213 people and injured over 4,000
- 2007The mobile money transfer service M-Pesa was launched, revolutionizing financial services in Kenya
- 2007Post-election violence erupted, leading to widespread unrest and displacement in Nairobi
- 2013The Westgate shopping mall attack resulted in 67 deaths and over 175 injuries
- 2015Nairobi hosted the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the first held in sub-Saharan Africa
- 2015A terrorist attack at Garissa University College, planned in Nairobi, killed 148 people
- 2019The DusitD2 complex attack in Nairobi resulted in 21 deaths
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic hit Nairobi hard, causing economic downturn and health crisis
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