Koinange Street Explained

Koinange Street
Former Names:Sadler Street
Namesake:Koinange Wa Mbiyu
Junction:Kenyatta Avenue
Known For:Red-light district

Koinange Street is a busy street in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. In colonial times it was named Sadler St. after an early governor, James Hayes Sadler. After Independence it was renamed after Koinange Wa Mbiyu.

It is a major red-light district[1] despite prostitution in Kenya being illegal.[2]

Koinange Street is the street in Nairobi Central Business District with the highest number of banks along one street.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nyota . Caren . Streets, apps and brothels: 'Illegal' sex work booming . 2022-11-27 . The Star . en-KE.
  2. Web site: 2008 Human Rights Report: Kenya. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090226174753/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119007.htm. 26 February 2009. 25 February 2009. United States Department of State.