Nairobi County Nairobi County Nairobi County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. The smallest yet most populous of the counties, it is coterminous with the city of Nairobi, which is also the capital and largest city of Kenya. Nairobi County was founded in 2013 on the same boundaries as Nairobi Province, after Kenya's 8 provinces were subdivided into 47 counties. The county is composed of 17 Parliamentary constituencies: Nairobi County is within Greater Nairobi which consists of 5 out of 47 counties in Kenya but the area generates about 60% of the nation's wealth. The counties are: Nairobi has experienced
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