Kware is a slum neighbourhood in Embakasi within the city of Nairobi. Located in the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of the central business district. It borders the Mukuru slums.Initially, Kware was predominantly an informal settlement but over the years part Kware and Pipeline have earned a reputation for their poor infrastructure, coupled with overcrowded flats, narrow streets, littering, as well as its poor drainage system.
Overview
Kware is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Nairobi's central business district, west of the Outer Ring Road within the Eastlands area in Embakasi. Kware, a mispronounced version of 'quarry', got its name from a nearby quarry site. It borders the Mukuru and Pipeline slums.[1] Electorally, Kware is placed under Embakasi South Constituency; the whole constituency is within the Embakasi Sub-county. Kware is also an electoral ward within the constituency.[2]
As of 2019, Kware together with Pipeline have a population of 166,517, with 87,056 of them being male and 79,439 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 106,445/km2 in a land area of 1.6km2, the highest after Huruma.[3]
References
- ^ "How Pipeline estate became the laughing stock of Nairobi". Nation. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Kware County Assembly Ward". Kenya Cradle. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 247. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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