Westlands
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For other uses, see Westlands (disambiguation).
Westlands is a suburb of Nairobi that was until the early 1980s composed of residential homes and a few shops which has now developed into a major commercial and economic area outside the Central Business District of Nairobi. It was initially considered part of the Parklands area and straddled what is now Waiyaki Way, originally the Kenya Uganda Railway.
The Sarit Centre shopping mall is located in Westlands.
[edit] Westlands division
Apart from being a commercial centre, Westlands is also one the eight administrative divisions in Nairobi. The division consists of the following six subdivisions (locations):
