Koinange Street
{{Short description|Street in Nairobi, Kenya}}
{{Other uses|Koinange (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Koinange Street
| image = Koinange street (2108245207).jpg
| caption = The junction of Koinange Street and Kenyatta Avenue
| former_names = Sadler Street
| namesake = Koinange Wa Mbiyu
| junction = Kenyatta Avenue
| coordinates =
| founded =
| known_for = Red-light district
| others =
}}
Koinange Street is a busy street in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. In colonial times it was named Sadler St. after an early governor, James Hayes Sadler. After Independence it was renamed after Koinange Wa Mbiyu.
It is a major red-light district{{Cite web |last=Nyota |first=Caren |title=Streets, apps and brothels: 'Illegal' sex work booming |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/big-read/2019-08-22-streets-apps-and-brothels-illegal-sex-work-booming/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}} despite prostitution in Kenya being illegal.{{cite web|title=2008 Human Rights Report: Kenya|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119007.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226174753/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119007.htm|archive-date=26 February 2009|date=25 February 2009|website=United States Department of State}}
Koinange Street is the street in Nairobi Central Business District with the highest number of banks along one street.
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Category:Red-light districts in Kenya
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