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Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya has 6 prisons and jails and 101 police agencies in this atlas. Among them are 101 police stations, 4 prisons and 1 women's prison. 1 entry has a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. Langata has the most entries of any sub-county, with 19. The atlas lists entries in 46 counties of Kenya, Nairobi among them. As elsewhere in Kenya, prisons here are run by the Kenya Prisons Service. Choose one of 16 sub-counties to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

101Police stations
4Prisons
1Women's prison
1Remand prison
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Prisons & jails

6 facilities

6 entries
Jamhuri short sentence prisonPrisonKibra—
Kamiti Maximum Security PrisonPrisonRoysambu—
Langata Womens Maximum security PrisonNairobiWomen's prisonLangata—
Nairobi Remand & Allocation Maximum security prisonRemand prisonStarehe+254 20 6557295
Nairobi west prisonPrisonLangata—
Shimo la TewaPrisonStarehe—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Nairobi, Kenya?

The atlas lists 6 prisons, jails and detention centres in Nairobi, Kenya, including 4 prisons and 1 women's prison.

How many police stations are in Nairobi, Kenya?

101 police units are listed for Nairobi, Kenya, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in Nairobi, Kenya?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Kenya. Contact the facility or the Kenya Prisons Service, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which sub-county has the most facilities?

Langata, with 2 prisons and jails and 17 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 1 entry of 6. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Who runs the prisons in Nairobi, Kenya?

Prisons in Kenya, including those in Nairobi, are run by the Kenya Prisons Service.

What specialised facilities are there in Nairobi, Kenya?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison and 1 remand prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is Nairobi, Kenya divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Nairobi, Kenya by sub-county, following official administrative boundaries; 16 sub-counties currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the sub-county where it is located; Langata is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Nairobi, Kenya?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 101 police units here. Open a sub-county to see the units in each area.

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