Yes, this is the one blown up by terrorists.
I went there for various administrative things. The educational center, in a building around the corner, had a library and offered weekly summaries of the evening news shows.
The building is a fortress.
I don't have a totally satisfactory overall image of Nairobi.
But this shows you some of the types of buildings there.
The Nairobi market is the building on the right middle-distance with the many levels of flat roofs. The building on the left with the twin spires is the main mosque.
(Click on the photos for larger images.)
This photo attempts to capture a common situation. They are repairing or upgrading the phone system. They are engaged on a first-world technological task with simple and basic tools.
Cars everywhere.
I never went in here. But behind the mosque was a street of ice cream shops. We would drive down, a kid would come running out of the shop, take our order and bring it to us in the car.
Muslims are a minority in Kenya. Some of them were part of the Ismalie group, headed by the Aga Kahn.
This was such a colorful place.
The bunting on the railing (black, red and green) evokes the Kenyan flag.
Another view.
Nairobi also had many specialty shops and a modern shopping mall, the Sarit Center, in the Westlands district.
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