Language

Main Languages spoken in Nairobi are English & Swahili, a simplified version of the older Coastal Swahili. English tends to predominate; higher education and parliament tend to get by instinctively by it, and the media use it heavily. You'll always find English speakers in the towns. Out in the country, local languages come to the fore, with Swahili as the lingua franca where strangers have to communicate - on the roaads, markets and official business. While it's helpful and not difficult, to speak some Swahili, you'll rarely have problems without it - just more demonstrative conversations.

Media (Radio & TV)

Nairobi forms a base for all forms of broadcast media. Here we have several Radio and TV Stations both local and international. Among them are:

Print Media (The Press)

With a wide range of print media presentations, the following are the largest and most widely read newsprint media:

• Nation/Taifa Newspaper: A wide network covering the whole country. They have daily updates news items which highlight all sectors of day to day life in Nairobi. Taifa is the Swahili version.
• Standard/East African Newspaper: Also has a countrywide network. The East african covers the whole of Eastern Africa,s news and Events.
• Overseas Newspapers: These can be found at select bookshops in Nairobi.
• Magazines: Several Magazines cover sectors of the city and the country in general. Examples are: Economist, Newsweek, Msafiri, Engineer, etc

Telephone Services

The local telephone service is generally dependable and inexpensive. It cost a bit more to call outside Nairobi. To make a local call you need to look up the respective area code in the Phone Book.
All calls are prepaid and a refund is given if a failure connection is gotten

Mobile Phone Services

You can communicate locally or abroad via the mobile phone networks set up within the country. The services are offered by Safaricom Ltd & Celtel Communications.