Westlands, Nairobi Diderot" opened in Westlands as the "École française à Nairobi" in 1962. It moved to Kilimani in 1972. Westlands, Nairobi Westlands, Nairobi is an affluent neighbourhood and administrative division in the city of Nairobi, the capital of and largest city in Kenya. Located by road northwest of the central business district of Nairobi, Westlands was a residential district during the colonial period which ended in 1963. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as land and office space became scarce and exorbitantly priced in the central business district, more businesses have relocated to Westlands and Upper Hill, where land and office
Nairobi domestic users to industries in five cities, with the highest incidence of bribery in Nairobi. There is wide variety regarding standards of living in Nairobi. Most wealthy Kenyans live in Nairobi, but the majority of Nairobians are average and poor. Half of the population have been estimated to live in slums which cover just 5% of the city area. The growth of these slums is a result of urbanisation, poor town planning, and the unavailability of loans for low income earners. Kibera is one of the largest slums in Africa, and is situated to the west of Nairobi. (Kibera comes