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Transport
There's a good local metro shuttle to the airport, and several residential suburbs from outside the GPO, Kenyatta Avenue. There are also regular buses, shared taxis and a plentiful supply of taxis. Share taxis are reasonably fast and reliable - Cross Road Travellers, Tel: 20245377. Matatus (shared minibus taxis) are cheap and plentiful but, crowded. Kenya Railways travels to major towns, Mombasa, Kisumu and Nakuru, Nairobi Railway Station (Moi Avenue, Tel: 20221211.
Communications
Telephone:
IDD service is available to the main cities. Country code: 254 (followed by 20 for Nairobi, 41 for Mombasa and 51 for Nakuru). Outgoing international code: 000.
International calls can sometimes be made direct or operator-assisted by dialling 0196. Public telephones work with coins or with phone cards (which may be purchased from post offices or from international call services in major towns); coin-operated phone booths are painted red, card-operated booths are painted blue.
Major hotels also offer a phone service, but they usually charge more.
Mobile telephone:
GSM 900.The main network providers are Celtel (website: www.celtel.com) and Safaricom (website: www.safaricom.co.ke).
Internet:
There are over 30 ISPs in Kenya: JamboNet and 19 of the other ISPs belong to The East African Internet Association. There are Internet cafes in major cities and hotels.
Fax:
This service is available to the public at the Main Post Office, the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, and at major hotels.
Health
Major Hospitals in Nairobi
Aga Khan Hospital
P.O. Box 30270, Nairobi - Tel: 742533
Nairobi Hospital
P.O. Box 300026, Nairobi - Tel: 722160
MP Shah Hospital
Parklands, Shivaji Rd, P.O. Box 14497, Nairobi - Tel: 742763-7
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