Nairobi River Nairobi River Nairobi River is a river flowing through the Kenyan capital Nairobi. It is the main river of the "Nairobi river basin", a complex of several parallel streams flowing eastwards. All of the Nairobi basin rivers join east of Nairobi and meet the Athi River, eventually flowing to the Indian ocean. These rivers are mostly narrow and highly polluted, though recent efforts have seen fruitful gains in cleaning up the river. The main stream, Nairobi River, bounds the northern city centre, where it is partly canalized. Nairobi River has several tributaries, including (in descending order from north to south):
History of Nairobi plague and the subsequent burning down of the original town. By 1905, Nairobi was a humming commercial center and replaced Mombasa as capital of the British East Africa. The city expanded, supported by the growth in administrative functions and in tourism, initially in the form of British big game hunting. As the British colonialists explored the region, they began using Nairobi as their first stop. This prompted the colonial government to build several grand hotels in the city for British tourists and big game hunters. Nairobi continued to grow under British rule, and many Britons settled within the city's suburbs.