Territorial Competitiveness: Exploring City Competitiveness and Complementarity in East Africa

The premise behind this research is, as Nairobi city continues to grow both in terms of population and importance not only in the East African region, but also continent wide, exploring the concepts of city competitiveness and complementarity is fundamental for steering urban economic growth and setting the stage for African cities to claim their place in the global city network system. Nairobi’s macroeconomic conditions, corruption levels, security and other locational factors have contributed to a reduction in the value of foreign direct investments into the city.