Kahawa

Last updated November 24, 2024

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.

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
Ward	Comprises	Constituency	Sub-county	County
Kahawa	Kongo Soweto, Kamuthi, and parts of Githurai 44, Jacaranda Apartments, Maziwa Settlement	Roysambu	Kasarani	Nairobi
Kahawa Sukari	Peponi School, Brookside Dairy Limited, Kahawa Sukari Location, parts of Northlands	Ruiru	Ruiru^[1]	Kiambu
Kahawa Wendani	Home to Maguna's Wendani (formerly Nakumatt), and the entire Kahawa Wendani Sub-Location	Ruiru	Ruiru^[1]	Kiambu
Kahawa West	Kahawa West Market, Kenyatta University, Kenyatta University Hospital (KUTRRH), KM, Kiwanja, Kamae Settlement, & Kamiti Prison	Roysambu	Kasarani	Nairobi

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] and now 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. In 2016, this town started to be served by suburban trains of the Nairobi rail service.

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References

1 2 "The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXIV—No. 48" (PDF). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
↑ 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.
↑ "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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[Ruiru-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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