Eastleigh, Nairobi

Eastleigh, Nairobi

Eastleigh is a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. It is located east of the the central business district. Like most eastern suburbs in Nairobi, its residents represent mostly middle class. Many Somali refugees have settled in Eastleigh.

Eastleigh was originally a large Kenyan Asian enclave until independence in 1963 and after their migration en masse, the majority of houses by 1970 were owned by Kikuyu landlords but there was a significant Somali presence at the time. [http://migration.wits.ac.za/CampbellWP.pdf]

The Eastleigh Airport (Moi Air Base) is located in northern parts of Eastleigh.

Mohamed Amin, a famous photojournalist, was born in Eastleigh.

Administratively, Eastleigh is divided into Eastleigh North and Eastleigh South. Both are part of the Pumwani division of Nairobi.

External links

* [http://ghettoradio.omroep.nl/page/detail_archive/42701/myghetto My Ghetto: Eastleigh, Nairobi]
*The Standard, February 11, 2007: [http://eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143964725 "Eastleigh: A fast growing city within a city"]


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