Majengo, Nairobi

Majengo is a slum in the Pumwani area of Nairobi. In 2019, it had a population of 17,645, and a population density of 51,692/km². It is approximately 3 km from Nairobi central business district, and next to Gikomba Market. Majengo forms part of Pumwani ward; which is in the larger Kamukunji sub-county of Nairobi City County. Majengo also hosts the headquarters for Kamukunji Constituency.

Majengo has 5 villages : Mashimoni, Sofia, Bash/Highrise, Kitui village, Digo and Katanga. The major roads cutting through the settlement are, Digo Road, Lumbwa Street, Meru Road, Lamu Road and Munyema Street.^[1] It existed in the 1920s already.^[2] Majengo Clinic exists in Majengo.^[3] The area is infamous for rife crime, prostitution as well as domestic violence.^[4]

References

^ http://www.ris.org.in/Nairobi_Case.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ White, L. (1990). The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi. University of Chicago Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780226895062. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
^ "Hope for Aids cure as prostitutes defy virus in the slums | World news | The Guardian". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
^ "Sad tales of GBV survivors in Nairobi's Majengo". Nation. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

[1] ttp://www.ris.org.in/Nairobi_Case.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[google-2] White, L. (1990). The Comforts of Home: Prostitution in Colonial Nairobi. University of Chicago Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780226895062. Retrieved 2015-03-27.

[guardian-3] "Hope for Aids cure as prostitutes defy virus in the slums | World news | The Guardian". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-27.

[4] "Sad tales of GBV survivors in Nairobi's Majengo". Nation. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

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