5-648: Kamakis (or Kamaki's ) is an area located along the Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway . Often referred to as "Nairobi's Nyama Choma Belt", the area is administratively in Ruiru , Kiambu County which by extension falls within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan Region . Kamakis started off as a Nyama choma (grilled meat) shopping center, often getting recognized among popular Nyama Choma joints in Kenya. With time, thanks to its strategic location, it metamorphosed into
10-518: A commercial center featuring top-tier banks, fast-food joints like KFC and modern-day infrastructure. Danjose Academy, one of the leading academic primary institutions, is located in Ruiru, Kamakis As of 2023, banks like DTB and hospitals like the Aga Khan University Hospital had since set up shop in the area. Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway The Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway
15-695: Is a road in Kenya , forming a semi-circle through the south-eastern and north-eastern neighbourhoods of the capital city of Nairobi . The road allows traffic from Mombasa , destined for the central parts of Kenya to bypass downtown Nairobi, thereby reducing traffic congestion in the city's central business district . The road starts at the junction of the Nairobi–Mombasa Road and Airport North Road, in Embakasi , immediately west of Nairobi International Airport, approximately 11.5 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of
20-406: Is approximately 44 kilometres (27 mi). This road is intended to relieve traffic congestion in the capital city's central business district, by diverting long-distance traffic from and to the port city to Mombasa, destined for central Kenya and the counties directly north of Nairobi. In a similar effort, other bypass highways have been built on the northern and southern sides of Nairobi, with
25-613: The city centre. The road then loops through the south-eastern suburbs of Nairobi, skirting the northern edges of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , through Ruai. It then crosses from Nairobi County , into Kiambu County and turns westwards, passing underneath the Thika Highway and ends at the Ruiru Kamiti Road, at a place called Ruiru Road Junction . The total length of the Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway
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