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{{Distinguish|Kabete Constituency}} |
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{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}} |
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'''Kabete''' is a neighbourhood that located along the border of [[Nairobi County|Nairobi]] and [[Kiambu County|Kiambu]] counties. It is located less than {{convert|15|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} outside of the capital city of [[Nairobi]]. According to the 2009 census, the Kabete area has a population of 140,427.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiambu County|url=http://www.infotrackea.co.ke/services/leadership/countyinfo.php?cinf=constituencies&t=22|website=infotrackea.co.ke|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> As part of the Nairobi Highlands area, the region's environment remains unpolluted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiambu County|url=http://softkenya.com/kiambu-county/|website=softkenya.com|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> |
'''Kabete''' is the ancestral name of the present Kiambu county. Today, it is a neighbourhood that located along the border of [[Nairobi County|Nairobi]] and [[Kiambu County|Kiambu]] counties. It is located less than {{convert|15|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} outside of the capital city of [[Nairobi]]. According to the 2009 census, the Kabete area has a population of 140,427.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiambu County|url=http://www.infotrackea.co.ke/services/leadership/countyinfo.php?cinf=constituencies&t=22|website=infotrackea.co.ke|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> As part of the Nairobi Highlands area, the region's environment remains unpolluted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiambu County|url=http://softkenya.com/kiambu-county/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927042221/http://softkenya.com/kiambu-county/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 27, 2011|website=softkenya.com|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> |
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[[Anthropologist]] [[Louis Leakey]] was born in Kabete. His nickname was Giteru and hence the reference Kabete gwa Giteru (Meaning Kabete, Giteru's place). |
[[Anthropologist]] [[Louis Leakey]] was born in Kabete. His nickname was Giteru and hence the reference Kabete gwa Giteru (Meaning Kabete, Giteru's place). The [[Mary Leakey High School]],<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150115074831/http://softkenya.com/secondary/mary-leakey-girls-high-school-2/ Mary Leakey High School]}}</ref> founded in the [[Lower Kabete]] area remains as part of his family's legacy. |
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Kabete town also has the Kabete National Polytechnic,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kabete National Polytechnic |url=https://www.kabetepoly.ac.ke/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.kabetepoly.ac.ke}}</ref> that offers tertiary education. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:02, 18 September 2024
Kabete is the ancestral name of the present Kiambu county. Today, it is a neighbourhood that located along the border of Nairobi and Kiambu counties. It is located less than 15 km (9.3 mi) outside of the capital city of Nairobi. According to the 2009 census, the Kabete area has a population of 140,427.[1] As part of the Nairobi Highlands area, the region's environment remains unpolluted.[2]
Anthropologist Louis Leakey was born in Kabete. His nickname was Giteru and hence the reference Kabete gwa Giteru (Meaning Kabete, Giteru's place). The Mary Leakey High School,[3] founded in the Lower Kabete area remains as part of his family's legacy.
Kabete town also has the Kabete National Polytechnic,[4] that offers tertiary education.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kiambu County". infotrackea.co.ke. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Kiambu County". softkenya.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mary Leakey High School[usurped]
- ^ "Kabete National Polytechnic". www.kabetepoly.ac.ke. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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