Huruma is a low-income residential estate located in the northeast of
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 ...
, the capital of Kenya. It borders
Kariobangi and
Dandora
Dandora is an Estate in Kenya's capital and largest city, Nairobi. It is part of the Embakasi division. Surrounding neighbourhoods include slums such as Kariobangi, Baba Dogo, Gitare Marigo and Korogocho. Dandora was established in 1977, with ...
to the east,
Moi Air Base to the south,
Mathare
Mathare is a collection of slums in Nairobi with a population of approximately 500,000 people; the population of Mathare Valley alone, the oldest of the slums that make up Mathare, is 180,000 people. Mathare is the home of football (soccer), foot ...
to the north to west and
Eastleigh to the southwest.
In April 2016, during Kenya's rainy season, a building collapse in Huruma resulted in the deaths of 52 people. The building's owner, Samuel Karanja Kamau, was charged with manslaughter.
Notable residents
* George Hussein Onyango Obama - half-brother of US President with his nephew Ali Abubakar Otieno
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
References
External links
* Baliga, Nisha. (2005)
Community Based Upgrading and Tenure Regularization: Insights from Nairobi, Kenya Masters Thesis, Masters of Science in Urban Planning, Columbia University.
* G21 DAY ONE -
Suburbs of Nairobi
Slums in Kenya
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