Water distribution losses – technically called non-revenue water – are 40%, and only 40% of those with house connections receive water continuously. A memorial service is to be held on Wednesday, DusitD2 said. Kenya National Theatre, and the Kenya National Archives. Nairobi Province was not divided into "districts" until 2007, when three districts were created. [108] Since then, the government has taken measures to combat crime with heavy police presence in and around the city while US government has updated its travel warning for the country. The premier sports facility in Nairobi and generally in Kenya is the Moi International Sports Centre in the suburb of Kasarani. They are notorious for their poor safety records, which are a result of overcrowding and reckless driving. Also see List of tallest buildings in Kenya, Population of Nairobi between 1906 and 2019, Nairobi has experienced one of the highest growth rates of any city in Africa. The number of visitors to the country is currently on the up, with tourism earnings increasing by 20% in 2017. [17][18] His choice was however criticised by officials within the Protectorate government who felt the site was too flat, poorly drained and relatively infertile. Kenyan development consultants Feisal Ahmed, 31, and Abdalla Dahir, 33, who worked for Adam Smith International (ASI), were having lunch together at the Secret Garden restaurant in the grounds of the hotel when the suicide bomber struck. Kenya signed a bilateral agreement with Uganda to facilitate joint development of the Mombasa-Malaba-Kampala standard gauge railway. Matatu, which literally translates to "three cents for a ride" (nowadays much more) are privately owned minibuses, and the most popular form of local transport. [13][14] The counties are: The site of Nairobi was originally part of an uninhabited swamp. The city's colonial past is commemorated by many English place-names. This suggests a 2011 growth rate of 3.5% (the CIA estimate of 4.5% cited above would have been true in 2005). Who is Hussain is a global organisation that aims to inspire people through the timeless example of Hussain and to bring positive change in the world The nomination of a conservative judge paves the way for a bitter Senate fight as an election looms. [23] In 1907, Nairobi replaced Mombasa as the capital of the East Africa Protectorate. Friends and relatives described Mr Ahmed and Mr Dahir as inseparable. This place is so full of life. Nairobi has an annual restaurant week (NRW) at the beginning of the year, January–February.