Kahawa

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Kahawa is a mixed-use settlement spanning the Kiambu and Nairobi county borders along Thika Road. It is electorally divided into four wards across the two counties: Kahawa and Kahawa West wards in Nairobi County and Kahawa Wendani and Kahawa Sukari wards in Kiambu County. Despite its proximity to the city, half of it is administratively in Ruiru, while some parts, such as Kenyatta University, Kahawa Barracks, Kiwanja and Githurai 44, are administratively in Kasarani.

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The Kahawa region

Originally a coffee-growing region, the Kahawa region is generally subdivided into four electoral wards as follows:

A Breakdown of the Kahawa region
WardComprisesConstituencySub-countyCounty
KahawaKongo Soweto, Kamuthi, and parts of Githurai 44, Jacaranda Apartments, Maziwa Settlement Roysambu Kasarani Nairobi
Kahawa SukariPeponi School, Brookside Dairy Limited, Kahawa Sukari Location, parts of Northlands Ruiru Ruiru [1] Kiambu
Kahawa WendaniHome to Maguna's Wendani (formerly Nakumatt), and the entire Kahawa Wendani Sub-LocationRuiruRuiru [1] Kiambu
Kahawa WestKahawa West Market, Kenyatta University, Kenyatta University Hospital (KUTRRH), KM, Kiwanja, Kamae Settlement, & Kamiti PrisonRoysambuKasaraniNairobi

Kahawa Barracks

The Kahawa Barracks area, which partly forms the border with Nairobi County, was the site of a British Army base before Kenya's independence. [2] It currently hosts the Kahawa Army Base of the Kenyan Army. [3]

Transport

Kahawa lies to the north of Githurai, another inter-county suburb and settlement along the Kenya-Uganda Railway. Since 2016, the town has been served by suburban trains operated by the Nairobi rail service.

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXIV—No. 48" (PDF). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Percox, David A. (2004). Britain, Kenya and the cold war: imperial defence, colonial security and decolonisation. I.B.Tauris. p. 87. ISBN   978-1-85043-460-3.
  3. ↑ "IMINT tracks T-72 tanks towards South Sudan". Jane's. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.

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