Imara Daima is a middle class neighbourhood in the city of

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. It is approximately south of the

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of Nairobi. Located along the Nairobi expressway and Mombasa Road, the neighbourhood is well connected to transport infrastructure, it has a railway stop that connects to the city center, machakos county and other neighbourhoods. Imara Daima prides itself in having two magnificent malls Southfield mall and The Imaara mall - which is arguably the most beautiful mall in the whole country. Imara Daima is divided into 8 middle-class boroughs I.e Imara Daima Estate, Muimara Estate, Villa Franca Estate, Sunrise Estate, Imara Daima phase 2, AA Estate, Mastermind & Maziwa Area.

Overview

Imara Daima is

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as a mixed residential development neighbourhood. Home to the

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segment of Nairobi residents, the estate is predominantly characterised by gated neighbourhoods with

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s and

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, roofed with maroon

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. It is a sharp contrast of the neighbouring

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and

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slums. Other housing developments also found in Imara Daima are

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. The larger Imara Daima neighbourhood, especially along the Mombasa Road and Tegla Lorupe Road, is

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with the commercial and industrial sector. Imara Daima ward, an electoral division within

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borrows its name from the estate. The ward covers the estate to the south of

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. As of 2019, Imara Daima had a population of 52,837, with 26,954 of them being male and 25,879 being female. The neighbourhood had a population density of 25,920/km² in a land area of 2km².

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