| Ofafa | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kenya |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: |  Kenya |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nairobi region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nairobi County |
| Coordinates: | -1.2939°N 36.8608°W |
Ofafa is a southeastern neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya in a low income, high-density area generally known as the Eastlands.[1] Politically it belongs to Makadara Constituency. In the mid-1950s the Quakers erected a building in Ofafa to act as a hub for individual craftspeople making and selling furniture.[2] It is also known for its Jericho school.
Early housing estates there were part of Erica Mann's planning work in the 1940s and 1950s.[3] The Ofafa Jerusalem scheme created two-storey blocks of maisonettes that were connected to the electrical supply, had an internal water supply and sanitation, and were surrounded by ample open space.[4] The 1950s Ofafa Jericho estate was built in a similar style but now houses about 50,000 people: five times more than it was intended for.[1] People are living in poor quality iron sheet extensions and water and waste management are inadequate.[1]
Ofafa was named after Ambrose Ofafa, a prominent politician who received a Colonial Service award on the 1953 Coronation Honours list, and was murdered in November of the same year.[5]