Embakasi

Embakasi is a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. As a residential estate it houses mostly lower middle income citizens.
Embakasi
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the main airport of Nairobi is located in there and it was known as Embakasi Airport when it was opened in 1958.
It is considered part of Nairobi’s Eastlands area, lying to the south-east of Nairobi province.
The name also refers to an electoral constituency in Kenya. The Constituency is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi county. It consists of eastern and southeastern suburbs of Nairobi. With 164,227 registered voters, it is the most populous constituency in Kenya. The constituency has common boundaries with Embakasi Division. The entire constituency is located within Nairobi City Council area. The constituency has an area of 208 km.
The Division is divided into following locations:
Dandora, Embakasi, Kariobangi South, Kayole, Mukuru kwa Njenga, Njiru, Ruai, Umoja
[mappress] Government and infrastructure
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has its head office on the property of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi. The Kenya Airports Authority also has its head office at the airport.
 Economy
Kenya Airways has its head office in Embakasi. African Express Airways has its head office on the grounds of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi. JetLink Express has its head office in the Freight Complex in Embakasi.
 Transport
Embakasi is the location of an Inland Container Depot. Embakasi contains the bulk of the Nairobi portion of the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway has a cargo station at Embakasi.
In 2010, a passenger railway branchline was proposed from Embakasi to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to relieve overcrowding on the adjacent road.
2011 petrol fire
In September 2011 at least 75 people burned to death after a petrol fire broke out in the division. The fire started when a fuel tank at a depot belonging to the Kenya Pipeline Company, spilled fuel into an open sewer running through Embakasi. Residents tried to scoop up fuel from the burst pipe and sewer, and were burned when the petrol ignited after someone threw a cigarette butt into the sewer.
 Hotels

Nairobi Airport Inn Hotel
Shammlei Homes Hotel
Sweet Homestay Hotel
5 Star Garden
Easy Hotel Kenya
Airport Apartment
Restaurants 
Amalica JKIA
Chicken Inn Embakasi
Chicken Word
Fedha Fast Food
Hotel Goshen
Pizza Inn Embakasi