South C

South C

South C is a middle-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi.

It lies next to Wilson Airport and is also bordered with South B & Langata estate. Close to its outskirt surrounding near langata estate, lies the famous kibera slums. Most of the kibera slum dwellers are known to work in South c & langata as casual labourers.

South C is also where the headquarters of the Kenya Redcross Society is located & The Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D) Training School of the Kenya Police, just off Mombasa road.

Some of the well know artists in the Kenyan music industry that reside in South C are; Nameless, E-Sir, Big Pin, Habib and Manga, Longombas and K-rupt. South C - bred music artists as well as the majority of the youth are fond of chewing khat (Miraa, gomba, veve) as a social activity amongst themselves.

External links

* [http://www.kenyaredcross.org/faq.php?subcat=72 Kenya Redcross Society]
* [http://www.geeskaafrika.com/somalia_16oct04.htm Geeskaafrika Magazine]
* [http://www.somali-civilsociety.org/downloads/UN%20Panel%20of%20Experts%20Report%20-%2025%20March%202003.pdf UN Security Council]
* [http://www.trueblaq.com/artist.0.html.22.html Trueblaq]
* [http://www.hassconsult.co.ke/map/nbinew15.htm South C Map]
* [http://www.kenyapolice.go.ke/cid_training.asp C.I.D]
* [http://www.eastandard.net/mags/pulse/articles.php?articleid=1143954986 Pulse Magazine]
* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=-1314044&x=36823607&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 Satellite view of South C]


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