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When Philippines' President Marcos shopped in Nairobi’s Zimmerman

President Marcos shopped in Nairobi's Zimmermann estate

Zimmermann estate in Nairobi’s Eastlands, off the Thika Superhighway, is nicknamed ‘Zima,’ but is pronounced ‘Ziima.’

The estate like alongside Eastleigh, is a 24-hour residential economy neighbourhood, mainly because of the 24-hour transport system. In ‘Zima,’ one can buy a kilo of meat from a butchery at midnight, buy a matchbox from a corner duka at 2am, and catch a matatu to the CBD on any given Sunday!

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