Kilimani Explained

Official Name:Kilimani
Pushpin Map:Kenya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kilimani, Nairobi in Kenya
Coordinates:-1.285°N 36.7867°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kenya
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Nairobi City
Subdivision Type2:Sub-county
Subdivision Name2:Westlands
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation M:1700
Population As Of:2014 Estimate
Population Density Km2:auto

Kilimani is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi.

Location

Kilimani is located approximately 5km (03miles) west of Nairobi's central business district, within Westlands Sub-county. It is north of Woodley; east of Kileleshwa, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River; the larger Kilimani sub-location encompasses the part of Upper Hill (contains Hurlingham and Caledonia estates), and the Kilimani estates.

Overview

Kilimani is a neighbourhood which houses a sizable segment of the upper middle income population of Nairobi.[1] The neighbourhood has historically been primarily low-density residential, but since 2000 has become increasingly high-density mixed residential and commercial; both retail and offices.[2] Some of the high-rise buildings have been built contrary to the county's bylaws and have been characterised as vertical slums due to them burdening the existing laid infrastructure.[3] [4] Residents of Kilimani and Kileleshwa have also raised concerns about the increasing number of nightclubs in the areas.[5]

In March 2024, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja proposed a re-zoning that would allow the construction of buildings up to 75 floors in Kilimani, Kilelelshwa, and Lavington.[6]

Points of interest

ResidenciesState House Nairobi, the official residence of the President of Kenya is located in Kilimani, on State House Road.
Schools(1) Kilimani Primary School, Milimani Primary School, St Hannah's School, St. Nicholas School, St Christophers School, Cavina School are all located in the neighborhood. (2) The Lycée Denis Diderot, the French international school, is in Kilimani. It moved there in 1972.[7] (3) West Nairobi School, a Christian international school, opened in Kilimani in 1996 but moved to Karen in 2000.[8] (4) State House Girls' School is located on the grounds of State House Nairobi. Svenska Skolan, the Swedish international school, is located in Kilimani.[9]
BanksThe headquarters of Sidian Bank are located on Wood Avenue in Kilimani.[10]
Shopping malls

Adam's Arcade is the oldest shopping centre of its kind in neighbouring Woodley, Nairobi, Kenya, as well as East and Central Africa as a whole. Established in 1954 and completed in 1959 by Abdul Habib Adam.[11] Yaya Centre, in Hurlingham, is a shopping mall with over 100 retail shops.[12]

ParksThe Nairobi Arboretum, featuring more than 300 exotic and indigenous tree species, is located in Kilimani, adjacent to State House.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ideal areas to live in Nairobi; For different incomes . 2024-07-16 . www.cytonn.com . en.
  2. Web site: 4 July 2013 . Nairobi's leafy suburbs mutate in office boom . Lydia . Limbe . Nairobi . The Standard (Kenya). 25 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Mugambi . Hassan . Vertical Slums: How New Crop Of Apartments In Kilimani, Kileleshwa Is Affecting Nairobi’s Infrastructure . Citizen Digital . 10 May 2023 . 30 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Wambui . Mary . How Kilimani, Kileleshwa are fast turning into Nairobi's new 'slums' . Nation . 10 May 2023 . 6 February 2023.
  5. Web site: We can't sleep, city residents decry noise from nightclubs . 2024-03-29 . The Star . en-KE.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-25 . Expect 75-storey buildings in Nairobi if Assembly approves zoning framework . 2024-04-02 . Citizen Digital . en-KE.
  7. Web site: About Lycée Denis Diderot (Kenya) . 25 October 2016 . 25 October 2016 . Nairobi . Lycée Denis Diderot (LDDK) . LDDK . French.
  8. Web site: 25 October 2016 . West Nairobi School: School Profile . 25 October 2016 . . West Nairobi School . Nairobi.
  9. Web site: Studera på svensk skola utomlands • Svenska skolan i Nairobi. Svenska Skolan i Nairobi. sv-SE. 2019-03-08.
  10. Web site: K-Rep formally rebrands to Sidian Bank. 4 April 2016 . 25 October 2016 . . Nairobi . Kennedy . Kangethe.
  11. Web site: History of Adam's Arcade . 9 February 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210044646/https://adamsarcade.co.ke/. 10 February 2022.
  12. Web site: About Yaya Centre, Kilimani, Nairobi . 25 October 2016 . 25 October 2016 . Nairobi . Kenyabuzz.com . Kenya Buzz.
  13. Web site: Nairobi Arboretum . Nairobi . Kenya Forest Service . 9 June 2019 . 17 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200117181439/http://www.kenyaforestservice.org/index.php/2016-04-25-20-16-21/2014-11-26-08-43-45/2014-11-26-08-56-51/nairobi-arboretum . dead .

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