The Resume

(1899- )
Capital and largest city in Kenya
Formerly capital of British East Africa (1907-63)
Largest city in East Africa
Population (2009 Census): 3,138,295

Why Nairobi, Kenya might be annoying:

Its population has outstripped its infrastructure, resulting in frequent power cuts and water shortages.
Its slum, Kibera, is the second-largest in Africa.
In the 1990s, it was nicknamed 'Nairobbery' for its spiraling crime rate.
An al-Qaeda bombing of the US embassy killed over 200 people (August 7, 1998).
Following a disputed presidential election, hundreds of homes were burned during riots (2007).

Why Nairobi, Kenya might not be annoying:

It is nicknamed 'Green City in the Sun' for its foliage and weather.
It is headquarters for the United Nations Environment Programme.
It has been described as 'the most modern and most cosmopolitan' city in East Africa.
Its National Museum displays many of the hominid fossils discovered by the Leakey Family.
It is the only world capital abutting a major game reserve (the Nairobi National Park).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 34]
• Cities
• Cities in Africa
• Look at Me, I Like Fruit
• Look at Me, I'm with Barack Obama
• Look at My Flag
• Mercer’s Quality of Living [2017] (Ranked: 186)
• Profiles 30751-31000 (Ranked: 30901)
• World Capital Cities

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 14 Votes: 92.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 48 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 71 Votes: 64.79% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 45 Votes: 82.22% Annoying