Ngara, Nairobi
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Ngara is a commercial and residential suburb of
Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
. Located within the larger Starehe Sub-county, it is approximately northeast of Nairobi's central business district along Muranga Road.


Location

Ngara is located approximately northeast of Nairobi's central business district, within the sub-county of Starehe. It is divided into Ngara East and Ngara West. Murang'a Road divides the two. It is located south of Parklands; west of Pangani; north of Kariokor.


Overview

In the early 20th century, Ngara and the southern parts of Parklands were the formal settlement for the Asian community that came to
British East Africa East Africa Protectorate (also known as British East Africa) was an area in the African Great Lakes occupying roughly the same terrain as present-day Kenya from the Indian Ocean inland to the border with Uganda in the west. Controlled by Bri ...
to assist in the railway construction. However, Ngara especially Ngara East, has changed over the years and it's become ethnically diverse, with affordable housing for the low-middle to
low-income Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little earners, especially students. Ngara has transformed into a high-density suburb with a number of high-rise flats coming up as well the national and city government launching affordable housing in the area. Ngara Civil Servant Housing, Ngara Housing Project, as well as the neighbouring suburb's Pangani Housing Project. The government is demolishing low-rise structures and replacing with the taller structures that can hold more housing units, an effort to curb the housing deficit in the city.


Points of interest

# The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), along Desai Road, off Murang'a Road. # The National Museums of Kenya, a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya, along Kipande Road. # The Ngara Girls' High School, a boarding secondary education institution.


References

{{Nairobi, state=collapsed Populated places in Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi