Kasarani is a residential area

Residential area

A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit...

 in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

 Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It is in the Eastern part of Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, about 10 km from the city centre along Thika Road

Thika Road

Thika Road is a major road in Kenya linking the City of Nairobi and Thika town. The road is currently under major construction to expand it to a superhighway consisting of an eight-lane highway. The total cost of the expansion was estimated at Ksh 27 billion, but could be higher due to increasing...

. It is thought that the name Kasarani originated from a river that flows through the area which has the Kikuyu

Gikuyu language

Gikuyu or Kikuyu is a language of the Bantu family spoken primarily by the Kikuyu people of Kenya. Numbering about 6 million , they are the largest ethnic group in Kenya. Gikuyu is spoken in the area between Nyeri and Nairobi. Gikuyu is one of the five languages of the Thagichu subgroup of the...

 name Gathara-ini River. Its population likely exceeds 200,000 persons.Kasarani has a parliamentary constituency Kasarani Constituency

Kasarani Constituency

Kasarani Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. It consists of northern and northeastern areas of Nairobi. Kasarani constituency has common boundaries with Kasarani Division of Nairobi. The entire constituency is located within...

 named after it in Nairobi county. It borders Juja Constituency

Juja Constituency

Juja is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Thika District. The constituency was established for the 1969 elections.The towns of Thika, Ruiru, Juja and Kilima Mbogo are located in this constituency....

 in Kiambu county. There are various wards in Kasarani which include Roysambu, Mwiki, Hunters and Warren. Kasarani covers a very vast area and includes a national stadium named after former President Daniel arap Moi

Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili word for 'footsteps'...

 known as Moi International Sports Centre

Moi International Sports Centre

Moi International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. The stadium holds 60,000. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. It is currently used mostly for football matches, the Kenya national football team plays most of its home...

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USIU, SportView Hotel, Safari Park Hotel are present in Kasarani.