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Kware, Nairobi
Slum neighbourhood in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya

Kware, Nairobi

Kware is a slum neighbourhood in Embakasi within the city of Nairobi.

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Located in the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of the central business district. It borders the Mukuru slums.Initially, Kware was predominantly an informal settlement but over the years part Kware and Pipeline have earned a reputation for their poor infrastructure, coupled with overcrowded flats, narrow streets, littering, as well as its poor drainage system.

How locals move

Getting around Kware, Nairobi the local way

  • Get aroundYou will be most comfortable in a four-wheel-drive, van, jeep, or truck, as the terrain remains natural and rough.

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Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Antony Trivet (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.