The Marakani estate of 30 blocks of eight flats was built by Nairobi City Council in around 1970, over an area of 10 acres (4.0 ha).
[3] Legendary Kenyan footballer, Joe Kadenge was a resident of the Mariakani estate and in 2016 President Uhuru Kenyatta visited his home.
On the eastern side of South B in a loop of the Ngong river is the informal settlement or slum of Fuata Nyayo.
The area bordering the Mater Hospital is the informal settlement of Mariguini village, built on a banana farm in the early 1980s.
[6] The number 11 matatus (Minibuses - Public Transport PSVs) runs to Nairobi railway station.