Mowlem, Nairobi

Mowlem is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of the central business district of Nairobi.

Mowlem
Mowlem is located in Kenya
Mowlem
Mowlem
Location of Mowlem in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°15′56″S 36°53′45″E
CountryKenya
CountyNairobi City
Sub-countyNjiru
Area
 • Total3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total88,039
 • Density25,641/km2 (66,410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3

Overview

Molwem is lower middle income to low-income neighbourhood. Mowlem is named after the British construction company Mowlem, that in 1971 was contracted to construct the Kangundo Road.[2] The neighbourhood can be deemed underdeveloped by comparing it to more upmarket suburbs in Nairobi. The government is set up to build affordable housing in the suburb, approximately 4,900 housing units, an effort to curb the housing deficit.[3] The lower middle class neighbourhoods within Mowlem comprises maisonettes and flats.[4]

Mowlem Ward, an electoral ward in Embakasi West Constituency, borrows its nomenclature on the neighbourhood. It covers the constituency areas located north of Kangundo Road. Part of the constituency forms part of the larger Njiru Sub-county.[5]

References
  1. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". KNBS. p. 250. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. "OUT&ABOUT: The mystical Komarock". Nation. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. Kinyanjui, Maureen. "Affordable housing: State to build 4,900 units in Nairobi's Mowlem estate". The Star. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. Ayieko, Francis. "Targeting mid-income earners". The Standard. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. "Mowlem County Assembly ward". kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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