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Recreation Parks in Nairobi
- Oloolua Nature Trail
- Nairobi Arboretum
- Central Park
- Uhuru Gardens
- Nairobi City Park
- Jeevanjee Gardens
- Uhuru Park
- Paradise Lost
- Ngong Hills
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Category Archives: Public Transport in Nairobi
Getting Around Nairobi
Getting around Nairobi can be a challenge due to limited information on the existing public transport system, and the chaotic and reckless behaviour of most public transport operators in the city. The Nairobi City Centre, an area of about a … read more
Commuter Train Service in Nairobi
Commuter train services were introduced in Nairobi in the 1980s to provide a low cost public transport alternative to the urban poor in the city, following a crippling economic inflation the country was experiencing at the time. Although the existing … read more
Ronald Ngala Matatu Stage
The Ronald Ngala Matatus Stage opposite Ronald Ngala Post Office on Ronald Ngala Street is the city centre terminus for matatus heading to some of the Eastlands neighborhoods, and some peri-urban sections of Nairobi that fall under Kiambu District. You … read more
Old Nation House Matatu Station
The Old Nation House Matatu Station, also known as Khoja Stage at the junction of River Road and Tom Mboya Street near the Fire Station, is the city centre terminus for matatus heading to some of the Northern suburbs of … read more
Gikomba Matatu Stage
Gikomba Matatu Stage is located outside the central business district on Digo Road in Majengo area of Nairobi. This area is a beehive of activity due to many hardware shops, hardware workshops, textile and upholstery shops, and the huge Gikomba … read more
Latema Rd Matatu Stage
The Latema Rd Matatu Stage at the junction of Latema Rd and Tom Mboya St, popularly known as Odeon Cinema, is primarily used by matatus heading to the Northern suburbs of Nairobi i.e. Pangani, Parklands, Runda, Westlands, Kangemi, Mountainview, Kileleshwa … read more
Muthurwa Bus Station
Muthurwa Bus Station is located outside the central business district (CBD) of Nairobi as you go towards City Stadium, and adjacent to Muthurwa Hawkers Market. The Hawkers Market and Bus Station were hived off the 72 acre Muthurwa Estate, one … read more
Accra Rd Matatu Stage
The Accra Rd Matatu Stage at the junction of Accra Rd and Tom Mboya St has for many years been the city centre terminus for matatus heading to the Embakasi region of Eastlands, Nairobi. In early 2008, the Government ordered … read more
Ambassadeur Bus Stage
The Ambassadeur Bus Stage, situated on Moi Avenue outside Ambassadeur Hotel and adjacent to Kenya National Archives, is the city centre terminus for some of the buses heading to the eastern suburbs of Nairobi. This particular stage normally has huge … read more
Kencom Bus Stage
The Kencom Bus Stage, situated on City Hall Way outside Kencom House and opposite Hilton Hotel, is one of the oldest city centre termini for buses heading to the western suburbs of Nairobi. The Nairobi City Council is ambivalent on … read more
Central Bus Station
The Central Bus Station, situated on Temple Road between Mfangano Street and Uyoma Street, was for a long time reserved for the exclusive use of Kenya Bus Service (KBS), the oldest public transport company in Nairobi which at one time had a … read more
Nairobi Railway Station
The Nairobi Railway Station , situated off Haile Selassie Avenue and Moi Avenue roundabout, is the hub for all commuter train services in Nairobi and passenger train services to Mombasa and Kisumu. It’s also the matatu terminus for matatus heading … read more
