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  2. United Nations Office at Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.unon.org. The United Nations Office at Nairobi ( UNON, Swahili: Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa Nairobi) in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is one of four major United Nations office sites [a] where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.

  3. Kibera - Wikipedia

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    Kibera ( Kinubi: Forest or Jungle [1]) is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) from the city centre. [2] Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. [3] [4] [5] The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates ...

  4. List of universities and colleges in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Kisumu Polytechnic - Makasembo, Kisumu. Lake Region Business training and Consultancy - Naivasha, Kwa Muhia. Lakeview Training Institute - Naivasha Kangiri House. Language School in Kenya, The - Chania Avenue, Kilimani Nairobi [33] Mark University of IT - Uganda. Mawego Technical Institute - Kendu Bay.

  5. 2. Faculty of Education, Kisii University, P.o.box 408, Kisii, Kenya 3. School of Education, University of Nairobi, PO box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya Abstract This paper provides a critical appraisal of development of education system in Kenya. Education of any country is an important tool for the developmental process of that particular nation.

  6. Early and Forced Child Marriage on Girls’ Education, in ...

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    decisions on family unions. In Kenya for instance the Children’s Act 2001 affirms that children under 18 years are expected to be in school and stiff penalties are taken against parents violating this legislation. However, despite the existence of such laws, a number of communities or parents particularly the impoverished still

  7. Once established as Kenya’s first university, the institution quickly became the epicentre for political activity and government intervention (Chege, 2009). Kenyatta College (later renamed Kenyatta University) was established in 1972 on the outskirts of Nairobi as a U of N constituent college charged with educating the nation’s future teachers.

  8. Kitisuru - Wikipedia

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    Westlands. Elevation. 5,600 ft (1,700 m) Kitisuru is a residential suburb of Nairobi. The name Kitisuru comes from a nearby river "Gĩtathuru" which was borrowed from the original inhabitants of the area who were mainly of the Kikuyu ethnic group. Kitisuru forms part of Kitisuru Ward, an electoral division within Nairobi City County .

  9. Embassy of the United States, Nairobi - Wikipedia

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    The Embassy of the United States of America in Nairobi (also known as Embassy Nairobi by the State Department ), located in Nairobi, is home to the diplomatic mission of the United States to the Republic of Kenya. The embassy opened in central Nairobi on 2 March 1964, when the United States established diplomatic relations with Kenya.