Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of the Embakasi division. Surrounding informal settlements and neighborhoods called estates include Kariobangi, Baba Dogo, Gitari Marigu and Korogocho. Dandora was established in 1977, with partial financing by the World Bank in order to offer a higher standard of housing. Dandora is also the home of the largest dumpsite in Kenya, and East Africa.
Dandora dump is a sprawling dumpsite, over 30 acres, in the heart of the Nairobi slums of Korogocho, Baba Ndogo, Mathare and Dandora. It opened in 1975 with World Bank funds and was deemed full by 2001. Yet it continues to operate, and people at the very bottom rungs of the socioeconomic ladder come here as their last hope to make a living from scavenging the waste, but in the same time exposing themselves to tremendous pollution. This case is a very accurate example of environmental injustice (environmental racism) whereby the poor societies of Nairobi are impacted by waste dumped from the whole greater Nairobi region, and are polluted with toxins. Yet, it is explained as the best solution for all because the poor people actually get food from there and scavenge for materials to sell to the recyclers. Dumping in Dandora is unrestricted and includes industrial, agricultural, domestic and medical waste.