Shauri Moyo
Shauri Moyo is a low-income neighbourhood in Pumwani in the city of Nairobi.
Shauri Moyo is a low-income neighbourhood in Pumwani in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi.
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Worth seeing in and around Shauri Moyo
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.
- 01University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970.
3.6 km · public university in Kenya · Wikipedia - 02National Assembly
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house.
3 km · lower house of the Parliament of Kenya · Wikipedia - 03Kenyatta International Convention Centre
The Kenyatta International Convention Centre, formerly the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, is a 32-story building located in Nairobi, Kenya. The KICC is located in the City Square of Nairobi, and is a crucial address for a number of Government offices, including those of recently elected Senators.
2.7 km · building located in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 04Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family
The Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in Nairobi. The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi.
3 km · cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 05Nairobi Railway Museum
The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation.
2.8 km · national museum · Wikipedia - 06Senate of Kenya
The Senate of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya, along with the National Assembly. The Senate was first established as part of Kenya's 1963 Constitution.
2.7 km · upper house of the Parliament of Kenya · Wikipedia - 07Nyayo National Stadium
Nyayo National Stadium is a 18,000-seater multipurpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located at the square of Mombasa Road, Langata Road, and the Aerodrome Road.
2.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia - 08Uhuru Park
Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It was opened to the public by the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on 23 May 1969.
3.3 km · park in Kenya · Wikipedia - 09Britam Tower
The Britam Tower is a commercial building in Nairobi owned by British-American Investments Company. The skyscraper, the tallest building in Kenya, rises 200 metres above ground, with 32 usable floors.
3.9 km · building in Kenya · Wikipedia - 10Jamia Mosque
Jamia Mosque, also known as Jamia Masjid, is a Sunni mosque on Banda Street in the Nairobi Central Business District, Kenya. The present mosque was designed by Glasgow-based architect William Landels and constructed between 1925 and 1933 through an extensive community fundraising effort organised by the Anjuman Islamia, also known as the Jamia Mosque Association.
3 km · mosque in Nairobi, Kenya · Wikipedia
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Getting to Shauri Moyo
- Airports
- Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), 10 km · Kilimanjaro (JRO), 239 km · Eldoret (EDL), 260 km
- Stations
- Moi Air Base, 2.1 km · Nairobi railway station, 2 km
- Eldoret → Shauri Moyo88 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · KSh560–740
- Kisumu → Shauri Moyo1 km · quickest by road, 5 min · KSh9–12
- Mombasa → Shauri Moyo38 km · quickest by road, 1h 12m · KSh195–260
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Shauri Moyo
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 Shauri Moyo. 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 Shauri Moyo
Shauri Moyo is 3 km from Nairobi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Nairobicapital city of Kenya3.3 km
- Matharesuburb3.8 km
- Eastleighsuburb of Nairobi, Kenya2.7 km
- Nairobi Westneighborhood in Nairobi3.8 km
- Makadararesidential neighbourhood in Nairobi2.8 km
- Ngara, Nairobicommercial and residential neighbourhood in Nairobi2.7 km