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Focusing
on Nairobi as the central place there are many roads leading to different
direction of Kenya. The major roads leading outside the city includes:-
Mombasa
Road
As far as the Nairobi Mombasa road drives you to the JKIAirport it also
takes further to branch with the Namanga Road as it straightens to Mombasa
via the Mtito Adei and Voi. Most famous Building along this street includes
the US Embassy, Kencel Communication Center, Kenya’s Leading Airport,
Major Factories and hardware’s within the Kenya’s Industrial
areas. Some of the Estates along this road includes Joakim opposite
the US Embassy, South B/C, Nairobi west, Imara Daima and JKIA estates.
Most people leaving around here are on rental basis and Co-operate houses.
Mostly Vehicles using this road are maily from/to the Airport, or from/going
to Mombasa or in between. Other vehicles using this road includes the
Machakos town matatus.
Thika
Road
This road leads to the outskirts and out of Nairobi via the Nairobi
Ngara or Pangani area mostly for Garages and Second hand cloths and
textile shops. It exits Nairobi toThika and outer parts of the Rural
areas of Gatundu. Muranga. Matuu, Embu, Nyeri, Mt. Kenya etc. Most famous
Estates along this road includes Kayole, with the majority of people
leaving at their residential Home grounds.
Naivasha
Road
This road lead all commuters southwards outside Nairobi city. It is
the most Tourist Road second to Mombasa road, driving to the famous
Naivasha and Nakuru town. It is via this road that all tourists branch
to the famous Masai Mara Game Reserve, Samburu, and all the respective
southward Nairobi Parks, and actually all the great Rift Valley lakes.
It is also the road leading to the great Historic Northern part of Kenya
L. Turkana and the rest. Most Estates found here from Nairobi includes
the Mountain View Estate on the left side from Nairobi city and the
Kangemi one of the Nairobi's Big Markets. Majority of people along this
road from Kangemi at their Matrimonial lands. Mostly Business, livestock
and farming are the activities dormaining this regions.
Karen
Road
This road is off Ngong road at Karen and it connects the Ngong road
to the Langata Road with very many interior diversions within. Some
of the Major attraction off and around this road includes the famous
Bomas of Kenya, The Animal Orphanage, Karen Blixen, among others.
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Langata
Road
Langata Road is one of the best and safest roads leading most of all
to Wilson Airport the second Nairobi's Airport via the Nyayo Stadium,
Carnivore Restaurant, The Nairobi National Park, Bomas of Kenya, straight
to Ongata Rongai before Kiserian, and exits to the famous Magadi (Soda
ash - salt production in Kenya). Most Estate here includes Airport View
Estate this are rental houses and a mixture within the Rongai and Kiserian
with a large no leaving at their own land and families. This road doesn't
exit long. Most Bus/matatus plying this route includes no. 25,126 etc.
Ngong
Road
One of the busiest roads of Nairobi, starting from the Kenyatta National
Hospital area roundabout via the Uchumi Super Market (the Ngong Hyper)
through the most famous Estate around, Adams arcade. To continue Kenya
Science Teachers college before you get to the Meteorological Department
of Kenya at the Dagoreti Corner where 80% of the bussiness around are
Bar and Restaurants, Butcheries with the rest of the buildings covers
for Hardware’s and workshops, and almost 2 or 1% retail shops.
This is a known spot for Nyama/Kuku Choma attracting all the local croud
of Ngong road through Karen and even outside. This road Continues to
Ngong hills town via Ngong Rescourse and Karen. Most of Estates along
this road includes City council, Santack with a large number of Tourists
settling down within Adams, Karen, and a few in their own houses and
lands. The good thing about this road is that there are plenty of buses
and most of all the recently introduced Shuttle bus for Karen at Ksh.40/=
while others go for Ksh 20 or 30 depending on the wether. Buses/Matatus
plying this route include No. 111 for Ngong town,sometimes, 126 Kiserian(Bus
only) other buses/Matatus convenient if going to places before Meteorological
Department includes No 4for Riruta-satelite, 102withaka/Kikuyu, 2, This
branch at the Junction roundabout of D. Corner into the famous Naivasha
road via Kawangware (46) Market.
Namanga Road
This road is off the Mombasa Road and is going to the Border via Namanga
and Bisil. It is the road that leads to the Kenya Border to Tanzania
at the Namanga. This roads is busy for passengers going to the Amboseli
National Park from Nairobi, or residents Namanga and nearby towns Business
Men. Mostly it is the main road to Arusha and many Shuttles operating
use this route twice daily to and from Tanzania and Kenya.
Jogoo
Road
This is one of the fast roads and leading to the East lands. It also
leads to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Air Freight Handling
Centre and the Custom /duty offices.
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