Gated community in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya
Nyayo Estate
Nyayo Estate is a gated neighbourhood in Embakasi in the city of Nairobi.
It is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) by road southeast of the central business district of Nairobi. Built from 1999, with six phases by 2014, it is the largest housing project in Kenya and second largest in Africa.
How locals move
Getting around Nyayo Estate 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.
From Wikivoyage: Nairobi National Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Trevor Bake (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.