With no comprehensive formal transportation system, Nairobi relies on its matatus despite their flaws. Photo credit: shankar s via Flickr This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...

Giant technology firm Google has revealed that its maps product is one of the tools Nairobi motorists have been using to evade police crackdowns on those driving while drunk. Ever seeking to be a step ...

Google is mapping out the extensive network of buses in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. Pictured: A woman enters a matatu, or minibus, in Kenya to go see U.S. President Barack Obama earlier this year.

Nairobi is the second most congested city in Africa and the fourth in the world with several reports showing that the traffic congestion cost an estimated Sh100 billion annually in lost productivity.

KENYA: The first map of Nairobi’s “red light hotspots” published online in January has been withdrawn following pressure from civil society groups.

The Nairobi Traffic Police Department has announced partial road closures and traffic diversions on Sunday as the capital hosts the 22nd edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon. The ...

The Karura Forest covers about 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) just north of the Kenyan capital. Thousands of locals visit the ...

THE Dandora landfill site in eastern Nairobi is a monument to the Kenyan capital’s runaway growth; a junk monolith built by the city’s 3 million citizens. On its rim is Korogocho, an informal ...

Nairobi County has now mapped out areas meant for the resettlement of itinerant traders. In the recent past, business owners have been at loggerheads with hawkers and street vendors for plying their ...