Koinange Street

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Koinange Street
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The junction of Koinange Street and Kenyatta Avenue
Koinange Street
Former name(s)
  • Sadler Street
  • (to 1964)
Namesake Koinange Wa Mbiyu
Type Street
Location Nairobi CBD
Coordinates 1°17′01″S36°49′07″E / 1.283672°S 36.818597°E / -1.283672; 36.818597
Northwestern endUniversity Way
Major
junctions		Kenyatta Avenue
Southeastern endKaunda Street
Other
Known for Red-light district

Koinange Street is a busy street in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. In colonial times it was named Sadler Street after an early governor, James Hayes Sadler. In 1964, it was renamed after Koinange Wa Mbiyu. [1]

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It is a major red-light district [2] despite prostitution in Kenya being illegal. [3]

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

References

  1. ↑ Wanjiru, Melissa Wangui; Matsubara, Kosuke (2 January 2017). "Street toponymy and the decolonisation of the urban landscape in post-colonial Nairobi". Journal of Cultural Geography. 34 (1): 1–23, at 11. doi:10.1080/08873631.2016.1203518. ISSN   0887-3631 . Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Nyota, Caren. "Streets, apps and brothels: 'Illegal' sex work booming". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. ↑ "2008 Human Rights Report: Kenya". United States Department of State. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009.

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