Mowlem, Nairobi Explained

Official Name:Mowlem
Pushpin Map:Kenya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mowlem in Kenya
Coordinates:-1.2656°N 36.8958°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kenya
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Nairobi City
Subdivision Name2:Njiru
Area Total Km2:3.4
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:88039
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:25641
Timezone:UTC+3

Mowlem is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately east of the central business district of Nairobi.

Overview

Molwem is lower middle income to low-income neighbourhood. Mowlem is named after the British construction company Mowlem, that in 1971 was contracted to construct the Kangundo Road.[2] The neighbourhood can be deemed underdeveloped by comparing it to more upmarket suburbs in Nairobi. The government is set up to build affordable housing in the suburb, approximately 4,900 housing units, an effort to curb the housing deficit.[3] The lower middle class neighbourhoods within Mowlem comprises maisonettes and flats.[4]

Mowlem Ward, an electoral ward in Embakasi West Constituency, borrows its nomenclature on the neighbourhood. It covers the constituency areas located north of Kangundo Road. Part of the constituency forms part of the larger Njiru Sub-county.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County . KNBS . 16 November 2022 . 250.
  2. Web site: 2020-07-02 . OUT&ABOUT: The mystical Komarock . 2022-12-01 . Nation . en.
  3. Web site: Maureen . Kinyanjui . Affordable housing: State to build 4,900 units in Nairobi's Mowlem estate . 2022-12-01 . The Star . en-KE.
  4. Web site: Ayieko . Francis . Targeting mid-income earners . 2022-12-01 . The Standard . en.
  5. Web site: Mowlem County Assembly ward . 2022-12-01 . kenyacradle.com.