Kiambu

Not to be confused with Kiambu County.

Kiambu is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya. It is 14 km (8.7 mi) from the national capital, Nairobi. It is the capital of Kiambu County, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi.^[2] Other proximate towns are Ruiru, Gatundu, Limuru and Kabete.

Kiambu
Municipality
Location of Kiambu
Coordinates: 1°10′S 36°49′E
Country	Kenya
County	Kiambu County
Population  (2019)[1]
• Urban	147,870
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Administration

Apart from central Kiambu, there are villages such as Ndumberi, Ting'ang'a, Riabai, Kihingo, Ngegu, Kanunga, and Kangoya among others. The town's administration is under the County Government of Kiambu, which came into force with the promulgation of Kenya's constitution in 2010. Kiambu is also the centre of Kiambu Town Constituency, an administrative division and electoral constituency of Kiambu subcounty.

Infrastructure

The town is a favoured location for real estate development with projects such as Migaa by Home Afrika, Riverside Estate, Edenville Estate, Runda Palm Estate, Runda Paradise 1 Estate, Tatu City, Village of Kenya estate, Hidden Creek Estate of Kenya and Four Ways Junction.^[3]

Kiambu Club opened in 1916, is one of the oldest nine-hole golf courses in Kenya. The club also has other facilities like tennis courts and swimming pools.^[4] The club's main lounge is in honour of Kenya's first First Lady, also an honorary member of the club, Mama Ngina Kenyatta.

Education

In the outskirts of Kiambu town is Kiambu High School, a nationally recognized boarding school for its performance in academics and sports.

Other high-performance schools are ACK St.James Academy inside the town's metropolitan and St.Ann Gichocho^[5]

There is also a science college i.e. Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology.

Other upcoming colleges are Pettans Driving and Computer College and Dykaan College^{[permanent dead link]}

Religion

Churches in the town include ACK St.James Cathedral Kiambu, St.Peter and Paul Catholic Church, PCEA Kiambu church, Word of Faith Kiambu Church, AIC Kiambu Church etc. Most of the population in Kiambu are Christians and a small percentage are either Muslims, Massais, Njemps, and Arabs

Notable people

The marathon runner Pauline Njeri Kahenya was born here in 1985.