Kimathi Primary

Kimathi Primary School is a well-established public, mixed-gender day school, originally founded by the City Council in 1975, and located in the eponymous Kimathi Estate within Nairobi’s Kamukunji Constituency. Serving over 1,200 students across pre-unit, primary, and junior secondary levels, the school has historically been recognized for strong academics and discipline. Beyond its academic focus, the institution strongly emphasizes a wide range of extracurricular activities, including basketball, football, netball, swimming, dance, music, and unique offerings like karate classes, to ensure holistic student development. The school has recently faced significant challenges, including an ongoing land dispute where a private developer has threatened demolition to build a shopping mall, a claim the county government and local officials vehemently deny, asserting the land belongs to the school.