A train station, origin of vibrant Nairobi | Video

Nairobi (Kenya), Sep 3 (EFE) - Nairobi was born in 1899 as a humble stop on the railroad built by the British Empire between the coastal city of Mombasa (Kenya) and Uganda, but 125 years later stands out as a vibrant metropolis and a strategic capital in Africa.

"It is not only the nerve center of East Africa, but also of the continent. Kenya and its capital are at the head of Africa," Kenyan historian Charles Okumu tells EFE about this city of some five million inhabitants.

CAMERA: CRISTINA ONDÓ AND CARLOS EXPÓSITO.

FOOTAGE OF STREETS AND PASSERS-BY IN THE CITY OF NAIROBI AND INTERIORS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE.

SOUNDBITES OF PETERSON KITHUKA, RESEARCHER AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVE, IN ENGLISH.

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Date: 03/09/2024 10:50 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Lifestyle and leisure » Public holiday
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 345 seconds
Reference: 7001394526
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