Here’s a list of cemeteries in Nairobi, which provide designated resting places managed primarily by the County Government of Nairobi:
List of Cemeteries in Nairobi
- Lang’ata Cemetery
- Location: Lang’ata Road
- Size: 120 acres
- Managed by: Nairobi County Government
- Costs: Permanent graves Kshs 30,500 (adults), Kshs 4,000 (children); Temporary graves Kshs 7,000 (adults), Kshs 4,000 (children).
- Kariokor Cemetery
- One of Nairobi’s oldest cemeteries, known for burying several notable figures.
- Location: Kariokor, Starehe Constituency, near Kariokor Market.
- Nairobi City Park Cemetery (City Park Cemetery)
- Location: City Park, accessible via Limuru Road and Forest Road, opposite Aga Khan Hospital.
- Nairobi War Cemetery
- Opened by British authorities in 1941, mainly commemorates military burials.
- Location: Ngong Road, southwestern Nairobi.
- Open hours: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm.
- Bohra Cemetery
- Serves the Bohra community.
- Location: Quarry Road, near Kariokor.
- Nairobi South Cemetery
- Known for Commonwealth burials from the 1st World War.
- Location: Uhuru Highway.
- Jewish Cemetery
- Located within City Park Cemetery and serves Nairobi’s Jewish community.
- Location: Along Forest Road.
- Nairobi (Quarry Road) Muslim Cemetery
- Location: Quarry Road, Kariokor, approximately 2 km from Nairobi city center.
- Open hours: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm.
- Nairobi South Jewish Cemetery
- Part of Nairobi South Cemetery, with its first burial dating back to 1909.
- Location: Uhuru Highway.
- Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery
- Located near the roundabout at the Pangani end of Forest Road.
These cemeteries provide burial grounds for various communities and are important cultural and historical sites within Nairobi.
