Uaso Nyrobi

Muthoni - a Nairobi born and raised singer-songwriter and social entrepreneur -  sings about Nairobi in her wonderful new reggae-soul-jazz hit Cool Waters. Indeed, in 1899, Mile 327 of the East African Railway was established on a patch of papyrus bog known as Uaso Nyrobi (Maasai for ‘place of cold waters’), the last area of flat land where the engineers camped to figure out their ascent up the eastern shoulder of the Great Rift Valley. 

Over the years, Nairobi has been referred to by different nicknames, including the following:
• Nairobi
• Nyrobi (referring to the Maasai word mentioned above)
• City in the Sun
• Green City in the Sun
• Safari Capital of the World
• Nairobbery (referring to the insecurity situation in Nairobi)
Is this list complete or do you know any other names for Nairobi? And which is your favourite one?
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