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Related studies on selected cities in the World:Nairobi and New York.

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Related Studies on Selected Cities in the World.
Nairobi and New York.
Nairobi.
 Came into existence when Uganda Railway reached it in 1899.
 It started as a railway camp before embarking
on the rugged highlands and the steep descent into the R. Valley.
- It’s located on Athi-Kapiti Plains.
-The plains were unoccupied due to the tribal clashes between Kikuyu and Maasai.
- The camp was temporarily relocated to Kiambu due to mosquitoes and wild animals which posed a danger.
- Settlers later moved back to the present city centre.
- Nairobi became the provincial headquarters of Ukamba Province.
- It was in 1907 elevated to the administrative capital of British East Africa Protectorate.
New York.
- Located on the E. coast of U.S.A. at the mouth of R. Hudson.
- A section of the city is situated on the mainland while part of it is made up of a group of islands-Long Island, Staten Island, Manhattan and Jersey.
- Established after the Dutch bought the Manhattan Island from the Red Indians and renamed it New York.
- Its growth is associated with the construction of New York State Barge Canal which links Hudson to L. Erie one of the great lakes of N. America which passes through regions which are highly industrialized and agriculturally productive.