Moi Avenue (Nairobi)

Moi Avenue is Nairobi's major road[1] inside the city. It is intersected by Kenyatta Avenue, City-Hall Way, Haile Selassie Avenue, running West to East. Along the avenue, there is Jevanjee Gardens, Khoja Mosque, Moi University, Hilton Park, and many commercial facilities. At the south end, Nairobi railway station is situated.

Formerly, its name was "Government Road", but renamed after Kenya's independence as a sign of nationalism.[2]

Tom Mboya was gunned down on 5 July 1969 on Government Road (now Moi Avenue) at his age 38. There is a monument in honor of Tom Mboya in front of Hilton Park.

References

  1. ↑ "A long morning walk along Moi Avenue reveals Kenya's colorful past". Deseret News. 17 June 1990.
  2. ↑ Hornsby, Charles (2013). Kenya: A History Since Independence. I.B.Tauris. p. 333. ISBN 9781780765013.
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