This was a segregated Nairobi. Go to Joburg now uone vile kumeharibika.

1968 Paul Ngei takes on assistant minister william Malu over control of KANU office photo courtesy (Bradley Kisia)



1901:Indian soldiers stand guard outside Government Tresury Nairobi Kenya.



African Social Welfare in Nairobi in 1945: A large amount of money was used by the colonialist to provide social services to Africans in Nairobi .
These included housing which was tackled by both the colonial government and Nairobi municipality to ensure Africans had good houses.
A majority of those who occupied these houses came directly from the reserves and huts but their care and pride in their new homes was remarkable.
A european welfare worker was also employed to help and advise housewives in these new housing estates .
Other facilities and services provided were maternity homes clinics ,Libraries recreational halls ,beer canteens and evening classes for those who wanted to study.
As they summarised it,” If an African is keen on improvement he can attend night classes and if he likes his glass of beer he can buy the native brew at the municipal beer shop.”

Inside an African beer canteen

Beer was served in bowls

African social hall


City stadium


Maternity hospital


Photo credits: https://www.facebook.com/opiyo.levin

floods in old nairobi.

a bus stop rush hour ya tene.

nairobi socialites window shopping

a beggar of the old.

when kanju went on strike.

a man dropping lines to girl in nairobi.


photos from Odhiambo Levin Opiyo facebook page

hall 1 uon?

Lived there in the early 90s

I think bado ulikuwa njugu.

They were sleeping on the jobs kama saa hii bado. Look at something like the SGR , very few media houses are covering the thing , you look at documentaries with patched up info from various video links and you know at least someone was filming. Those who will be born 50 yrs from now will not have the info on something like SGR construction. Its part of the country history even if it does not look so to some.

Well said