Kangemi is a
slum in
Kenya
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located, like many other slums in Nairobi, on the outskirts of the city. It is bordered on the north by the middle-class neighbourhoods of Loresho and Kibagare and Westlands on its west. Its southern border connects with
Kawangware Kawangware () is a low income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre, between Lavington and Dagoretti.
Description
According to the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kawangware's population was 133,28 ...
, another large slum and its eastern border connects to Mountain View, another middle class enclave. It is on the road connecting
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 ...
with
Naivasha. Kangemi likely has more than 100,000 residents. While it is a multi-ethnic slum, the largest group of residents consists of the
Luhya tribe.
Kangemi is located in a small valley. The slum has no
sewerage. About 20,000 persons belong to a Catholic parish based in Kangemi. The St. Joseph Catholic Parish is one of the places
Pope Francis
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visited during his visit to Africa between 26 and 30 November 2015, of which Kenya was his first stopover. He visited Kangemi on 27 November 2015. He met with the community and gave an address.
Kangemi High School exists in Kangemi.
See also
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Dagoretti Dagoretti is an area in the western part of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It straddles the Nairobi and Kiambu County boundary with the Dagoretti Road Reserve marking the psychological border point heading Northerly and North-Easterly. Administrativ ...
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Githurai
Githurai is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and Kiambu County along the Thika superhighway. Githurai is divided into two; Githurai 45 (also known as Githurai Kimbo) and Githu ...
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Huruma
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Kawangware Kawangware () is a low income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre, between Lavington and Dagoretti.
Description
According to the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kawangware's population was 133,28 ...
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Kiambiu
Kiambiu (sometimes spelled as ''Kiambio'') is a slum in Nairobi, Kenya with 40–50,000 residents. Kiambiu is 4 kilometers east of the center of Nairobi. Its name comes from the Swahili word ''"mbiu-mbiu"'', which translates as ''"to be on the ru ...
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Kibera
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Korogocho
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Mathare
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Muirigo Muirigo is a slum in Kenya. A Muirigo Primary School exists. Muirigo belongs to Kasarani.
Other informal settlements in the Nairobi area include Huruma, Kiambiu, Korogocho, Mukuru and Kibera
Kibera (Kinubi: ''Forest'' or ''Jungle'') is a d ...
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Mukuru kwa Njenga
Mukuru Kwa Njenga is a slum in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi. Mukuru kwa Njenga is among other villages in Mukuru namely; Mukuru kwa Reuben, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Sinai, Paradise, Jamaica, Kingstone, Mariguini, Fuata Nyayo and Kayaba. The population ...
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Uthiru Uthiru is a settlement transversing in both Nairobi County and Kiambu County on the northwest side of the city centre of Nairobi. It is located between Kikuyu and Kangemi. The number of residents likely exceeds 100,000. It hosts a number of public i ...
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