Majengo, Nairobi

{{Short description|Suburb of Nairobi, Kenya}}

Majengo is a slum in the Pumwani area of Nairobi. In 2019, it had a population of 17,645, and a population density of 51,692/km². It is approximately {{Convert|3|km}} from Nairobi central business district, and next to Gikomba Market. Majengo forms part of Pumwani ward; which is in the larger Kamukunji sub-county of Nairobi City County. Majengo also hosts the headquarters for Kamukunji Constituency.

Majengo has 5 villages : Mashimoni, Sofia, Bash/Highrise, Kitui village, Digo and Katanga.

The major roads cutting through the settlement are, Digo Road, Lumbwa Street, Meru Road, Lamu Road and Munyema Street.http://www.ris.org.in/Nairobi_Case.pdf{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

It existed in the 1920s already.{{cite book|title=The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi|author=White, L.|date=1990|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226895062|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uqmh7lTaYykC|page=86|accessdate=2015-03-27}}

Majengo Clinic exists in Majengo.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/nov/23/kenya.aids|title=Hope for Aids cure as prostitutes defy virus in the slums | World news | The Guardian|publisher=guardian.co.uk|accessdate=2015-03-27}} The area is infamous for rife crime, prostitution as well as domestic violence.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-07 |title=Sad tales of GBV survivors in Nairobi's Majengo |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/sad-tales-of-gbv-survivors-in-nairobi-s-majengo-4456054 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Nation |language=en}}