Pipeline | |
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  Pipeline Location of Pipeline in Kenya | |
| Coordinates:01°19′10″S36°53′46″E / 1.31944°S 36.89611°E /-1.31944; 36.89611 | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Embakasi |
Pipeline is aslum-like neighbourhood inEmbakasi in the city ofNairobi. Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) east of thecentral business district. It has earned a reputation for its poorinfrastructure, coupled with overcrowdedflats, narrow streets,littering, as well as itspoor drainage system.
Pipeline is located approximately 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) southeast of Nairobi'scentral business district, west of theOuter Ring Road within the Eastlands area inEmbakasi. It borders another slum,Mukuru kwa Njenga, otherlow-income tolowmiddle-income such asFedha andKware, and the middle class suburb ofImara Daima. Electorally, Pipeline is placed underEmbakasi South Constituency; the whole constituency is within the Embakasi Sub-county.
Pipeline Estate has over the years become synonymous with a concreteslum for its poorinfrastructure and uncontrolled tenements.[1] Overcrowdedhigh-rises set up side by side define the estate's skyline, narrow streets, poordrainage systems and poorgarbage collection.[2] The estate attractslow-income earners because of its affordability.[3] The neighbourhood has seldom set aside open spaces that can be used forrecreation, expansion of roads and development of social amenities.[4] As space in Pipeline ran out, uncontrolled development spread out to the neighbouring poorerKware Estate.[5] The neighbourhood population is alarmingly high, accommodating approximately 100,000 residents without a single public primary school.[6][7]
As of 2019, Pipeline together with Kware have a population of 166,517, with 87,056 of them being male and 79,439 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 106,445/km2 in a land area of 1.6km2, the highest afterHuruma and Madiwa.[8]
