Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi Province. The name 'Nairobi' comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to 'the place of cool waters'. However, it is popularly known as the 'Green City in the Sun' and is surrounded by several expanding villa suburbs.Founded in 1899 as a simple rail depot on the railway linking Mombasa to Uganda, the town quickly grew to become the capital of British East Africa in 1907