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The US City That Nearly Adopted the Name Nairobi, Uhuru, or Kenyatta

Nairobi, famously known as the “City under the Sun,” owes its name to the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyorobi, meaning “Place of Cool Waters.” However, few know that a city in California, USA, once attempted to adopt the name of Kenya’s capital. The Origins of East Palo Alto East Palo Alto, originally inhabited by Costanoan/Ohlone Native Americans, became a haven for …

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