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 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 Mukuru 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. Kenya Television Network HQ is also there. Imara Daima ward, an electoral division within Embakasi South Constituency 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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