Donholm Area

Donholm, Savannah, Greenfield, Sunrise, and Jacaranda Estates

These residential estates, situated on Donholm Road off Outer Ring Road, are part of the greater Embakasi region in the Eastlands of Nairobi. They are bounded by Nairobi River to the south, Umoja to the north, Kayole to the east and Outer Ring Road to the west.

Donholm is the oldest of these Estates, having been built in the 1980s. It consists mostly of three bedroom bungalows on an eighth of an acre plot. Over the last fifteen years, this area has undergone tremendous changes with the mushrooming of multi-story apartments, some as high as seven-story and tightly spaced. While the bungalows are mostly owner occupied, the few that are available for rent go for Ksh 25,000 per month, unfurnished. The flats on the other hand are typically unfurnished two bedroom units and go for a monthly rent of about Ksh 15,000.

Savannah, Greenfield, Sunrise and Jacaranda Estates are all relatively newer developments from the 1990s. They consist mostly of two-story three bedroom maisonettes, most of which are owner-occupied. Those available for rent go for a monthly rent of about Kshs 20,000.

Shopping

Naivas Eastgate on Outer Ring Road near the Donholm roundabout

Tumaini Supermarket on Outer Ring Road near Donholm Caltex Petrol Station

Jaharis Supermarket near Donholm Caltex Petrol Station

Kamindi Selfridges Supermarket near Donholm Primary School

Rikana Supermarket near Donholm Primary School

Getting There

Matatu number 34B

Bus number 19/60

Taxis – these charge between Ksh 700 and Ksh 1,000 from the City Centre.

Hospitals

Gertrude’s Garden Children’s Hospital, Donholm

Prime Care Hospital

Police Station(s)

Savannah Police Post

Embakasi Police Station