Ruai is a neighbourhood in east

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 ...

. It is approximately east of the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...

along Kangundo Road. It is one of the areas located in the east gate of Nairobi after Kamulu. Ruai sewer

Location

Ruai is located approximately northeast of Nairobi's

and to the far East of Nairobi (Eastlands). It was formerly part of the larger defunct

Embakasi Embakasi is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately , southeast of the central business district. Embakasi is considered part of Nairobi's Eastlands area, lying to the south-east of Nairobi County. The Embakasi proper cover ...

division. It borders Njiru and Kamulu. Electorally, Ruai county assembly ward, is placed under

Kasarani Constituency Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi. It is one of seventeen constituencies of Nairobi City County. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City County. It has an area of , making it the second-largest consti ...

; however, Ruai forms part of the larger sub-county of Njiru that spans through neighbourhoods as far as the Outer Ring Road to the furthest northeast up to Kamulu Bridge just before Joska.

Overview

Ruai is largely an informal neighbourhood in Nairobi; though it is

mixed-use Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...

in its corresponding urban area of Ruai Town. It is one of the least populated neighbourhoods in the city, especially the residential areas. The neighbourhood exhibits characteristics of a low-density suburb, having single-family dwellings as well as having a mix of a few

storey A storey (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or story (American English), is any level part of a building with a floor that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). Plurals for the wor ...

buildings. Ruai also is home to the Dandora Estate Sewage Treatment Works, that treats 120,000m³/day, about 80% of wastewater produced in Nairobi. As per the 2019 census, Ruai has a population of 72,134, with 35,605 of them being male and 36,526 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 966/km² in a land area of 74.7km².

References

{{Nairobi, state=collapsed Suburbs of Nairobi