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Doonholm
DoonholmLocation of Doonholm
Coordinates: 1°17′S 36°52′E / 1.28°S 36.87°E / -1.28; 36.87
Country	Kenya
Sub-county	Embakasi
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Doonholm or Donholm is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in Nairobi. A legacy of what was a dairy farm with the same name, Doonholm is a suburb in the Eastlands area of Nairobi. It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the Nairobi central business district, within the larger sub-county of Embakasi.

Location

Donholm is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the Nairobi central business district, and east of the Outer Ring Road. It borders the Umoja, Tena, Savannah, and Kayole neighbourhoods.

Overview

Donholm is oldest estate amongst estates in the Eastlands area. Donholm's name comes from a colonial Kenya land and plantation owner James Kerr Watson (3 October 1881 – 11 November 1955), who gave the name "Doonholm" to his dairy farm in the area. The estate was 4600 acres by 1900 stretching from the City Stadium to where it stands now.

Donholm has various estates including: Harambee Sacco, Phase 5, Old Donholm, New Donholm and Phase 8 which also hold various Courts. It has increasingly turned into a high-density suburb, hosting the lower middle-income to low-income segment of Nairobi residents.

References

1. ^ Reporter, Standard. "Formerly posh Donholm estate turning into 'slum'". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
2. Kamau, John (February 23, 2012). "From dairy farm to city estate: Donholm's rich history unveiled". Business Daily. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
3. Kamau, John (August 14, 2016). "How a Sh50m cheque messed up Eastlands housing plan for good". Daily Nation. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
4. ^ Otieno, Jacob. "This is how a Donholm man's dreams are now in tatters". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
5. "Donholm: An Intriguing Past and Vibrant Present". Paukwa. 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-11-13.

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