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Kahawa is a mixed-use settlement spanning the Kiambu and Nairobi county borders along Thika Road. It is electorally divided into four wards across the two counties: Kahawa and Kahawa West wards in Nairobi county and Kahawa Wendani and Kahawa Sukari wards in Kiambu county. Despite its proximity to the city, half of it is administratively in Ruiru, while some parts, such as Kenyatta University, Kahawa Barracks, Kiwanja and Githurai 44, are administratively in Kasarani.

The Kahawa region

Originally a coffee growing region, the Kahawa region is generally subdivided into four electoral wards as follows:

A Breakdown of the Kahawa region
Ward	Comprises	Constituency	Sub-county	County
Kahawa	Kongo Soweto, Kamuthi, and parts of Githurai 44, Jacaranda Apartments, Maziwa Settlement	Roysambu	Kasarani	Nairobi
Kahawa Sukari	Peponi School, Brookside Dairy Limited, Kahawa Sukari Location, parts of Northlands	Ruiru	Ruiru^[1]	Kiambu
Kahawa Wendani	Home to Maguna's Wendani (formerly Nakumatt), and the entire Kahawa Wendani Sub-Location	Ruiru	Ruiru^[1]	Kiambu
Kahawa West	Kahawa West Market, Kenyatta University, Kenyatta University Hospital (KUTRRH), KM, Kiwanja, Kamae Settlement, & Kamiti Prison	Roysambu	Kasarani	Nairobi

Kahawa Barracks

The Kahawa Barracks area (which partly forms the border with Nairobi County) was the site of a British Army base before Kenya's independence^[2] and now hosts the Kahawa Army Base of Kenyan Army.^[3]

Transport

Kahawa lies to the north of Githurai, another inter-county suburb and settlement along the Kenya-Uganda Railway. In 2016, this town started to be served by suburban trains of the Nairobi rail service.

References

^ ^a ^b "The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXIV—No. 48" (PDF). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ Percox, David A. (2004). Britain, Kenya and the cold war: imperial defence, colonial security and decolonisation. I.B.Tauris. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-85043-460-3.
^ "IMINT tracks T-72 tanks towards South Sudan". Jane's. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.

1°11′S 36°56′E / 1.19°S 36.93°E / -1.19; 36.93

[Ruiru-1] "The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXIV—No. 48" (PDF). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[2] Percox, David A. (2004). Britain, Kenya and the cold war: imperial defence, colonial security and decolonisation. I.B.Tauris. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-85043-460-3.

[3] "IMINT tracks T-72 tanks towards South Sudan". Jane's. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011.

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+{{Short description|Suburb settlement spanning the Kiambu County and Nairobi County borders along Thika Road}}
-'''Kahawa''' is a suburb settlement traversing the Kiambu County and Nairobi County borders along [[Thika Road]]. Despite its proximity to the city, most of its parts are administratively in [http://softkenya.com/constituency/ruiru-constituency/ Ruiru Constituency]. [[Kenyatta University]] is found in this area. The member of parliament for the area is Esther Gathogo (2013-2017). The region is represented by Hon. Michael Irungu Waweru (Kahawa Wendani Ward) and Hon. Eng. Peter Geche (Kahawa Sukari Ward)(2013-2017).
+{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
+'''Kahawa''' is a mixed-use settlement spanning the [[Kiambu County|Kiambu]] and [[Nairobi County|Nairobi]] county borders along [[Thika Road]]. It is electorally divided into four wards across the two counties: Kahawa and Kahawa West wards in Nairobi county and Kahawa Wendani and Kahawa Sukari wards in Kiambu county.  Despite its proximity to the city, half of it is administratively in [[Ruiru]], while some parts, such as [[Kenyatta University]], Kahawa Barracks, Kiwanja and Githurai 44, are administratively in [[Kasarani Constituency#Kasarani Sub-county|Kasarani]].
-==The Kahawa Region==
-Generally, the Kahawa region is subdivided as follows:
+==The Kahawa region==
-(1)Kahawa Sukari(Home to Peponi School, Brookside, K. Sukari Estate and Sukari Ranch owned by the Kenyattas), in Kiambu County
+Originally a coffee growing region, the Kahawa region is generally subdivided into four electoral wards as follows:
-(2)Kahawa Wendani (Home to Nakumatt Wendani and K. Wendani Estate), entirely in Kiambu County
-(3)Kahawa West(Home to Jacaranda Apartments, Maziwa settlement, Kamae Settlement), in Nairobi County's Roysambu Constituency
+{| class="wikitable"
-It's safe to say that Kahawa is an inter-county settlement because it is shared by both Kiambu and Nairobi counties. This scenario is repeated across the Kabete and Ruaka/Runda, Gachie areas of the greater metro region.
+|+A Breakdown of the Kahawa region
+!Ward
+!Comprises
+!Constituency
+!Sub-county
+!County
+|-
+|Kahawa
+|Kongo Soweto, Kamuthi, and parts of Githurai 44, Jacaranda Apartments, Maziwa Settlement
+|[[Roysambu Constituency|Roysambu]]
+|[[Kasarani Constituency#Kasarani Sub-county|Kasarani]]
+|[[Nairobi City County|Nairobi]]
+|-
+|Kahawa Sukari
+|Peponi School, [[Brookside Dairy Limited]], Kahawa Sukari Location, parts of Northlands
+|[[Ruiru Constituency|Ruiru]]
+|Ruiru<ref name="Ruiru">{{cite web|url=https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/2022/ke-government-gazette-dated-2022-03-17-no-48.pdf|title=The Kenya Gazette: Vol. CXXIV—No. 48|date=22 March 2022|accessdate=11 November 2022}}</ref>
+|[[Kiambu County|Kiambu]]
+|-
+|Kahawa Wendani
+|Home to Maguna's Wendani (formerly Nakumatt), and the entire Kahawa Wendani Sub-Location
+|Ruiru
+|Ruiru<ref name="Ruiru" />
+|Kiambu
+|-
+|Kahawa West
+|Kahawa West Market, Kenyatta University, Kenyatta University Hospital (KUTRRH), KM, Kiwanja, Kamae Settlement, & Kamiti Prison
+|Roysambu
+|Kasarani
+|Nairobi
+|}
-==Kahawa Barracks==
+== Kahawa Barracks ==
-The Kahawa Barracks area (which forms the border with Nairobi County) was the site of a [[British Army]] base before Kenya's independence<ref>{{cite book |title=Britain, Kenya and the cold war: imperial defence, colonial security and decolonisation |last=Percox |first=David A. |year=2004 |publisher=[[I.B.Tauris]] |isbn=978-1-85043-460-3 |page=87 }}</ref> and now hosts the Kahawa Army Base of [[Kenyan Army]].<ref>Jane's, July 7, 2009: [http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw090707_1_n.shtml IMINT tracks T-72 tanks towards South Sudan]</ref> Kahawa is home to [[Nakumatt]]  Wendani.
+The Kahawa Barracks area (which partly forms the border with Nairobi County) was the site of a [[British Army]] base before Kenya's independence<ref>{{cite book |title=Britain, Kenya and the cold war: imperial defence, colonial security and decolonisation |last=Percox |first=David A. |year=2004 |publisher=[[I.B.Tauris]] |isbn=978-1-85043-460-3 |page=87 }}</ref> and now hosts the Kahawa Army Base of [[Kenyan Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw090707_1_n.shtml |title=IMINT tracks T-72 tanks towards South Sudan|publisher=Jane's|date=7 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322212857/http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw090707_1_n.shtml |archive-date=22 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
+== Transport ==
+Kahawa lies to the north of [[Githurai]], another inter-county suburb and settlement along the [[Kenya-Uganda Railway]].  In 2016, this town started to be served by suburban trains of the [[Nairobi rail service]].
-Kahawa lies to the north of [[Githurai]], a Nairobi suburb and settlement along the [[Kenya-Uganda Railway]].
 ==See also==
 * [[Ruiru]]
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