Overview
The estate is believed to have got its name from a medical plant known as Olmaroroi by the Maasai. The neighbourhood is zoned as a low-density residential suburb with single-family homes.[1] Marurui hosts the high-income, middle-income to some low-income residents. The neighbourhood contains the slum of Gathara (known as Jua Kali by its residents).[2]
The neighbourhood is bordered by Garden Estate, Thome, Roysambu, Kasarani and Mirema.[3]
Roysambu Constituency and Roysambu ward, both electoral divisions, cover the neighbourhood. The constituency encompasses other estates and neighbourhoods such as: Garden Estate, Thome, Ridgeways, Kiwanja, Njathaini, Ngomongo, Kongo Soweto, parts of Kahawa and Githurai, Mirema, Kamiti, and Zimmerman.[4] Both electoral divisions are within the Kasarani Sub-county
As of 2019, Marurui together with Njathaini had a population of 11,522, with 5,920 of them being male and 5,600 being female. The neighbourhood had a population density of 2,769/km2 in a land area of 4.2 km.2[5]
