Njiru, Nairobi
Njiru is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi.
Njiru is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the central business district.
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Worth seeing in and around Njiru, Nairobi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Moi International Sports Centre
The Moi International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi.
4.7 km · multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 02Kenyatta University
Kenyatta University is a public university with its main campus in Nairobi, Kenya. It acquired the status of university in 1985, being the third university after University of Nairobi and Moi University.
7.7 km · public university in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 03Pan Africa Christian University
Pan Africa Christian University is a private Christian University in Nairobi, Kenya.
6 km · private university in Kenya · Wikipedia - 04Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology
Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology, often referred to as KWUST, is a non-state funded secular women's university in Nairobi, Kenya. It was started in 2002.
5.2 km · private university in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 05Ruaraka Stadium
Ruaraka Stadium, also known as Ruaraka Grounds, is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It used mostly for football matches and is the primary home stadium of Tusker F.C. The stadium holds 4,000 people.
5.5 km · building in Kenya · Wikipedia - 06United States International University Africa
United States International University-Africa, also known as USIU-Africa, is a private university in Kenya. The university is accredited by the Commission for Higher Education in Kenya and by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the United States.
6.4 km · private university in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 07Mathari Hospital
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is the only public psychiatric hospital in Kenya. It has capacity for 700 patients and is located near the slum area of Mathare district of Nairobi.
9.2 km · building in Kenya · Wikipedia - 08Kenyatta University Teaching,Research & Referral Hospital
Kenyatta University Hospital ) is a National Referral Hospital with a 650-bed capacity. The hospital is equipped to offer specialized Oncology, Trauma & Orthopedics, Renal, Accident & Emergency, among other services but the oncology center is its flagship project.
8.2 km · building in Kenya · Wikipedia - 09KCA University
KCA University is a private, non-profit institution that was founded in July 1989 as the Kenya College of Accountancy by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya to improve the quality of accountancy and financial management training in the country. KCAU is located on Thika Road in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya.
7.5 km · private university in Kenya · Wikipedia - 10Nairobi Kenya Temple
The Nairobi Kenya Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Nairobi, Kenya. Announced on April 2, 2017, by church president Thomas S. Monson during general conference.
7.2 km · LDS Church temple (2025) · Wikipedia
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Getting to Njiru, Nairobi
- Airports
- Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), 8 km · Kilimanjaro (JRO), 243 km · Eldoret (EDL), 263 km
- Stations
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, 7.8 km · Moi Air Base, 8.1 km
- Eldoret → Njiru, Nairobi275 km · quickest by air, 4h 19m · KSh6,600–10,250
- Kisumu → Njiru, Nairobi279 km · quickest by air, 3h 50m · KSh6,110–9,490
- Mombasa → Njiru, Nairobi430 km · quickest by air, 4h 16m · KSh7,240–11,240
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No local-transport research exists yet for Njiru, Nairobi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Njiru, Nairobi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMatatus (11- to 18-seater minibuses) and shuttles (6-seater cars) are convenient, inexpensive (and often the only) modes of public transport for connecting Nairobi with towns and tourist destinations in the Rift Valley and Central Highlands such as Naivasha, Nyeri, Nanyuki, Isiolo, and Thika.
- Get inMatatus can be obtained from the River Road area.
- Get inExtreme caution should be exercised in this area because petty theft is a major concern; avoid showing valuables such as mobile phones, even while in the matatu (see safety section below).
- Get inThe best method of connecting to a matatu is to arrange for a taxi to drop you off and pick you up directly at the location of the matatu that you are boarding or alighting from.
- Get inIf you're boarding a matatu from Nairobi, tell the taxi driver your destination and they will drop you off at the correct location.
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Next door to Njiru, Nairobi
Njiru, Nairobi is 12 km from Ruiru, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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