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EXPLAINER: What relocation of three UN agencies to Nairobi means for Kenya

Nairobi will join New York, Geneva and Vienna as one of only four cities worldwide hosting multiple UN headquarters.

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by BRIAN ORUTA

News22 July 2025 - 21:34
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President William Ruto with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres/HANDOUT

Early this year, the United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, announced plans to relocate at least three agency headquarters from New York to Nairobi, Kenya.

The United Nations complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, is already undergoing extensive infrastructure improvements as the city prepares to accommodate additional UN agencies by 2026.

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