The other land is Karura Forest. Nature is the heartbeat of Nairobi and its wildlife has helped to attract travelers to Kenya for many years. Bright future.
Reverand Kathy Kiuna: "Nairobians are very happy, thriving, exciting human beings. Nairobi was also recently named as one of the top 10 destinations on the rise by travel and restaurant review site TripAdvisor, which listed the Karen Blixen Museum , the former home of "Out of Africa" author Karen Blixen, and the Giraffe Center, established to protect the endangered Rothschild giraffe, as its top sights, along with the national park.
But what is the true essence of the city? Reverend Kathy Kiuna, who co-founded Nairobi's Jubilee Christian Church with her husband in , attributes the success of Nairobi to its people. They live for real. We live life. It's not a rehearsal. Radio personality Shaffie Weru, who was born and bred in the city, wholeheartedly agrees with this sentiment. Everything that's Kenya, everything about the culture.
As Nairobi continues to make advancements, the one thing that remains constant is its limitless energy. This place is so full of life. Shaffie Weru: "Nairobians love everything about Nairobi.
And while every four years or so, it falls into disagreement -- usually over politics -- you'll find peace and dignity here the rest of the time. Our team of experts is ready to help you find a home abroad, move your household goods, and settle into your new country. Accommodation, school, security — those are just some of the things expats should keep in mind when planning their move to Nairobi. Here are some tips for future expats, to make their life in Kenya the best that it can be.
Need to move abroad? Kenya's fruit and vegetables are delicious: organic, plentiful and cheap. This also applies to many of its meat products. Flowers are grown commercially here too, so roses, lilies and others are inexpensive. Whether living in a gated compound or a self-contained house, many expats are expected to chip in to pay for private security, which can be fairly costly.
Electricity is also expensive. Culturally, employing domestic staff is the norm and they can be a great asset to an expat's household. This may not be something that new arrivals are used to, but likely something they will soon accept. There are fairly frequent power cuts, although owning a small generator can be a huge help. Extensive blackouts are not fun, so it's important to be as prepared as possible, such as by carrying a portable phone charger. Water supply can also be an issue as Kenya often experiences drought.
In these situations, expats may need to supplement their water supply by buying water tankers. Learn about the Kenyan culture. Expat Arrivals is looking for locals to contribute to this guide, and answer forum questions from others planning their move to Nairobi. Please contact us if you'd like to contribute. Much of the expat culture revolves around schools. As with picking your area of Nairobi to live in, what school your child goes to will dictate who your friends are.
Schools are a big part of the community. Children go to school for long hours 8- 4 and often have matches after school or on weekends. Nairobi is a new city, not much more than years ago it was a gathering of huts atop the Great Rift Valley, a location favoured by colonists for its cooler highland weather and temperate climate. Today Nairobi is a city in a rush to grow. Everywhere you go there are building sites and tower blocks climbing towards the sky.
Yet despite its burgeoning population it retains much of its backcountry charm. Nairobi is the only city in the world to have a national park within its bounds. Nairobi National Park is a square kilometres of wilderness on the city borders. Lion, leopard, cheetah, buffalo, rhino, hyena, jackal, hippo, crocodile and many more animals live in the park as they have done for millennia. The cost of living in Nairobi is very different as a local and as a foreign expat.
Not just within the expat communities but within the Kenyan community itself. Many Kenyans are successful business people, living in grand houses, running multinational businesses and sitting on vast tracts of land. Conversely, the majority of the local Kenyan population live below the poverty line and survive on a couple of hundred dollars a week. They live in small one-roomed houses often shared with other families, eat a basic diet of ugali, Sukuma, and locally grown vegetables, and rarely go out other than to church.
We live in comfortable houses, send our children to private international schools, eat out regularly and often holiday within the country and internationally. I feel we have a responsibility to give back to Kenya. This includes employing staff. When I first came to Africa, I felt ashamed to have someone to clean my house, tend my garden and drive my car. The longer I spend here the more I realise that by employing people you are offering someone a job. In Kenya, people will work for a pittance but I believe we should pay fairly.
I try to pay above-average salaries and supplement with bonuses, loans, food, clothing and more. The below prices represent the amount I spend on items in Kenya as an expat.
They are not true for every Kenyan resident. A local matatu bus or Boda Boda bike will be around the dollar mark, few expats use public transport and everyone drives. Cost of cars is horrendously high. Nadine Murphy is a travel writer and blogger at Live Travel Kenya.
In she abandoned both her career in marketing and her native England to embark on new adventures in Africa. Nadine writes about her travel and expat experiences in Kenya and life in the wild with three feral children. Email address. Confirm you'd like to join our email list. We promise not spam your inbox and that you can unsubscribe any time. Nadine: while I appreciate your up-to-date information on on pricing, I have to say that your commentary on Kenyans shows your white privilege and your lack of personal knowledge of any Kenyans probably beyond the ones who work for you.
You clearly just stay within your Expat community—which is fine—but it shows, and does not equip you to make concrete statements about Kenyans.
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