The website of the Kenya Alliance of Residents Associations provides an interesting insight into the issues facing Nairobi residents. For a more personal and vivid insight, a young British expatriate – and patient mother – resident in Karen writes an amusing blog at Africa Expat Wives Club.

Nairobi, the “Green City in the Sun”  has several green spaces in Nairobi including Uhuru Park, the Nairobi Arboretum, the Jaffrey’s Sports Club in Lavington, Karura Forest (see the Friends of Karura site), and the War Cemetery. Finally, there’s the Nairobi National Park– “The World’s only Wildlife Capital” where you can do game drives, picnic and spot four of the big five – Lion, Leopard, Rhino and Buffalo in their natural habitat.

There are several British National Curriculum-based learning institutions in Kenya. Many of them are located in Nairobi and its environs. They include the International School of KenyaBanda SchoolKenton SchoolRosslyn AcademyHillcrest Schools, and Brookhouse while the Braeburn Group of schools form the largest institution offering the British curriculum around the country. Others are; Braeside, the  German School, Rusinga, Nairobi International, Aga Khan Academy, and Peponi School. Those outside Nairobi include  St Andrews Turi in Molo and Pembroke School at Gilgil.

Nairobi has a diverse range of shopping malls. On the Karen side is the Hub KarenGalleria, and The Junction, in the Runda area is Two Rivers and the Village Market, while the Westlands area has YayaSarit Centre and the reopened Westgate mall.

Top hospitals in the city include the Nairobi Hospital and the Aga Khan University Hospital.