Kenya’s capital and largest city is Nairobi. In reference to the Nairobi River, which runs through the city, the name is derived from the Maasai term Enkare Nairobi, which means “place of cool waters.” In the city proper, there were 4,397,073 people according to the 2019 census. The Green City in the Sun is a common nickname for the city.
Nairobi was established in 1899 as a rail depot on the Uganda-Kenya Railway by colonial authorities in British East Africa. In 1907, the town soon expanded to take the position of Mombasa as the nation’s capital. Nairobi became the nation’s capital following Kenya’s declaration of independence in 1963. Kenya’s colonial era saw the city transform into a hub for the colony’s coffee, tea, and