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Dagoretti Corner
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. Administratively it is one of eight Divisions of Kenya, divisions of Nairobi. The Dagoretti division is divided into six Locations of Kenya, Locations. The former electoral Dagoretti Constituency had the same boundaries as the now defunct Dagoretti division. Etymology A possible Maasai origin of the name ''Dagoretti'' is the weed ''entiakuleti'' or ''Gomphocarpus physocarpus'' which grows around the area. This origin may be valid because neighbouring place-names such as Kileleshwa and Uthiru are derived from Maasai words for vegetation. A humorous story retold in Dagoretti Market and Thogoto areas is the mispronunciation of the Kikuyu statement ''ndagurite'' which could mean 'I had bought' or 'he had not bought', depending on the tonality. Apparent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census. Nairobi is home of the Parliament Buildings (Kenya), Kenyan Parliament Buildings and hosts thousands of Kenyan businesses and international companies and organisations, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). Nairobi is an established hub for business and culture. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in Africa and the second-oldest exchange on the continent. It is Africa's fourth-largest stock exchange in terms of trading volume, capable of making 10 million trades a day. It also contains the Nairobi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
