Marikiti and Muthurwa markets are part of the larger downtown business areas of Nairobi that include River Road, Nyamakima, Gikomba, Kariokor, Kamukunji, Nyayo Market, Tsunami, and Kirinyaga Road.

Kenya will terminate a 1.3-billion euro highway expansion deal with a consortium led by France’s Vinci SA with the project expected to go to a Chinese contractor instead, government officials and ...

Honour. Governor gives Gerald Gikonyo key to the city and free parking for his fleet of matatus He came to Nairobi when there were no banks and only a few unpaved footpaths connecting most of the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN)-- In a downtown Nairobi salon, tucked away in nondescript office building, women sit under hair dryers and gossip. They have their hair trimmed and their feet and hands pampered.

Up to the moment when Edna Sakwa, 22, walked into the offices of AkiraChix in downtown Nairobi, she had barely touched a computer. Her lack of tech savvy meant she was puzzled when she first heard the ...