Timeline of Nairobi

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Nairobi, Kenya.

Prior to 20th century

1900 - Incorporated as the Township of Nairobi
1901
*Native Civil hospital opens.
*The Nairobi Club established
1904 - Norfolk Hotel opens.
1905
* British East Africa Protectorate capital moves from Mombasa to Nairobi.
* Nairobi Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman Religious and Charitable Funds established.
1906
* Jamia Mosque construction started.
* Royal Nairobi Golf Club founded.
1907 - British Government House built.
1909 - East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society established.
1910
* East African Standard newspaper headquartered in Nairobi.
* Museum of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society established.
1912 - Theatre Royal opens.
1913 - Muthaiga Country Club founded.
1914 - Shri Vankaner Vidya Prasarak Mandal established.
1917
* Anjuman Islamia established.
* East Africa Women's League established.
* Indian Christian Union formed.
1918 - Punjebhai Club formed.
1919 - Nairobi Political Association formed.
1920
* Social Service Volunteer Corps established.
* Majlis-i-Ahl-i-Kashmeer established.

1961 - Kenya Polytechnic established.
1962 - Nairobi West Airport renamed Wilson Airport
1963
* City becomes capital of Republic of Kenya.
* Kenya School of Law established.
1964 - Abaluhya United Football Club founded.
1966 - United Nations Office at Nairobi established.
1967
* National Library Service of Kenya headquartered in city.
* Kenya Open golf tournament begins.
1968
* Gor Mahia Football Club founded.
* Swedish school founded.
1969
* July: Political leader Tom Mboya assassinated.
* Hilton Nairobi built.
1970
* University of Nairobi and Nairobi Japanese School established.
* Margaret Kenyatta becomes mayor.
* Tusker Football Club founded.
1971 - Nairobi Railway Museum opens.
1973
* Kenyatta International Conference Centre and National Social Security Fund building constructed.
* City administrators develop municipal "master plan."
* Population: 630,000 urban agglomeration.
1975
* Uchumi Supermarkets founded.
* City hosts World Council of Churches conference.
1978 - Mazingira Institute founded.

1980 - Nairobi Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.
1981
* City hall building expanded.
* ICEA Building and Cooperative Bank House built.
1983
* Sarit Centre shopping mall opens.
* Nyayo National Stadium and Nyayo House built.
* Phoenix Players theatre troupe active.
1985
*Kenyatta University established.
*Third UN World Conference on Women held from 15 to 26 July 1985
1987
* Moi International Sports Centre built.
* City hosts All-Africa Games.
1989 - Kenya College of Accountancy founded.
1990
* Kenya Television Network founded.
* Lonrho House built.
* Population: 1,380,000.
1992 - Anniversary Towers built.
1994 - Mathare United Football Club founded.
1995 - The Village Market shopping center opens.
1998 - U.S. embassy bombed.
1997 - Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis headquartered in city.
1999
* Rahimtulla Tower built.
* Nairobi Java House opens.
2000
* New Central Bank Tower built.
* Population: 2,230,000.

2010
* Mayor Geoffrey Majiwa resigns.
* City hosts African Championships in Athletics.
* IHub opens.
* June: Blast occurs during protest in Uhuru Park.
* Population: 3,109,861.
2011
* Petrol pipeline explosion, Sinai slum.
* Hay Festival of literature held.
* George Aladwa elected mayor.
2012
* Nairobi-Syokimau railway begins operating.
* IMAX Nairobi opens.
* Sister city relationship established with Raleigh, US.
2013
* Nairobi County administrative division effected.
* 4 March: Election held for governor and National Assembly.
* 7 August: Nairobi airport fire.
* September: 2013 Women's African Volleyball Championship held.
* 21–24 September: Westgate shopping mall attack.
* 14 December: Bus attack in Eastleigh.
2014 - Caramel restaurant in business.
2015 - July: US president Obama visits city.
2017
* Two Rivers Shopping Complex at the northern boundary shopping centre of Ruaka opened
* June 1-The first phase of the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, built by the China Road & Bridge Construction Company mainly funded by China Exim Bank and the Government of Kenya is inaugurated by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
2018 - Part of 2018 African Nations Championship football contest to be played in Nairobi.