Nairobi Province

Nairobi Province is one of eight provinces in Kenya. It shares common boundaries with Nairobi city, the capital of Kenya, but functions as a state unit. Nairobi has a Provincial Commissioner (James Waweru).

The province differs in several ways from other Kenyan provinces. The province is the smallest in area and is entirely urban. It has only one local authority, Nairobi City. Nairobi Province was not divided into fistrict until 2007, when three districts were created. The province is further divided into "divisions" which are further divided into "locations".

Nairobi Province has eight constituencies, which follow same boundaries with administrative divisions (which is not the case on most districts in Kenya). Constituency name may differ from division name, such that Starehe Constituency is equal to Central division, Langata Constituency to Kibera division, Kamukunji Constituency to Pumwani Division in terms of boundaries.

Districts

District	Headquarters
Nairobi East	Makadara
Nairobi South	Mathare
Nairobi West

Administrative divisions of Nairobi

Nairobi is divided into eight divisions and fifty locations, mostly named after residential estates. Kibera Division, for example, includes Kibera (Kenya's largest slum) as well as affluent estates of Karen and Langata.

Division	Locations
Central	Huruma Kariokor Mathare Ngara Starehe
Dagoretti	Kawangware Kenyatta/Golf Club Mutuini Riruta Uthiru/Ruthmitu Waithaka
Embakasi	Dandora Embakasi Kariobangi South Kayole Mukuru Kwa Njenga Njiru Ruai Umoja
Kasarani	Githurai Kahawa Kariobangi North Kasarani Korogocho Roysambu Ruaraka
Kibera	Karen Kibera Laini Saba Langata Mugumoini Nairobi West Sera Ngombe
Makadara	Makadara Makongeni Maringo Mukuru Nyayo Viwandani
Pumwani	Bahati Eastleigh North Eastleigh South Kamukunji Pumwani
Westlands	Highridge Kangemi Kilimani Kitisuru Lavington Parklands

References

• Urban Poverty in Kenya