Ngara, Nairobi
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{{Short description|A commercial and residential neighbourhood in Nairobi}}
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Ngara is a commercial and residential suburb of Nairobi. Located within the larger Starehe Sub-county, it is approximately {{convert|1.7|km}} northeast of Nairobi's central business district along Muranga Road.
Location
Ngara is located approximately {{convert|1.7|km|0}} northeast of Nairobi's central business district, within the sub-county of Starehe. It is divided into two Ngara East and Ngara West by Murang'a Road. It is located south of Parklands; west of Pangani; north of Kariokor.
Overview
In the early 20th century, Ngara and the southern parts of Parklands were the formal settlement for the Asian community that came to British East Africa to assist in the railway construction.{{cite web| last=|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/real-estate/article/2000095701/nairobi-suburb-that-oozes-asian-architecture | title=Nairobi suburb that oozes Asian architecture | date=17 November 2013 | accessdate=12 November 2016 |location=Nairobi |website=Nairobi News | first=}} However, Ngara especially Ngara East, has changed over the years and it's become ethnically diverse, with affordable housing for the low-middle to low-income earners, especially students.{{Cite journal|last=Murunga|first=Godwin Rapando|date=2012-08-01|title=The cosmopolitan tradition and fissures in segregationist town planning in Nairobi, 1915–23|journal=Journal of Eastern African Studies|volume=6|issue=3|pages=463–486|doi=10.1080/17531055.2012.696896|issn=1753-1055}}
Ngara has transformed into a high-density suburb with a number of high-rise flats coming up as well the national and city government launching affordable housing in the area. Ngara Civil Servant Housing, Ngara Housing Project, as well as the neighbouring suburb's Pangani Housing Project.{{cite web| last=Omulo|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/nairobi/newly-completed-housing-units-ngara-3215804 | title=Newly-completed housing units in Ngara up for grabs | date=2 December 2020 | accessdate=12 November 2022 |website=Nation | first=Collins}}{{cite web| last=|url=https://housingandurban.go.ke/project/porto-building/ | title=Civil Servants Housing Ngara | date= | accessdate=12 November 2022 |website=Housing and Urban | first=}} The government is demolishing low-rise structures and replacing with the taller structures that can hold more housing units, an effort to curb the housing deficit in the city.{{cite web| last=Ndunda|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nairobi/2016-11-15-county-to-demolish-old-houses-next-week-build-modern-flats/ | title=County to demolish old houses next week, build modern flats| date=15 November 2016 | accessdate=12 November 2022 |website=The Star | first=Joseph}}
Points of interest
- The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), along Desai Road, off Murang'a Road.
- The National Museums of Kenya, a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya, along Kipande Road.
- The Ngara Girls' High School, a boarding secondary education institution.