Embakasi is a long way from Hurlingham and there is no sense dressing it up. From Pipeline, Fedha, Nyayo Estate or Tassia you are looking at Outer Ring Road or Airport North Road, then Jogoo Road or Mombasa Road into town, Uhuru Highway, Valley Road, and finally Argwings Kodhek Rd – where Landmark Plaza sits, and where we are on the 2nd floor.
What makes that trip worth planning is that almost everything gets done in the one visit. Dr Nancy Omwenga carries out biopsies, cryotherapy, electrocautery, intralesional injections and minor removals herself, in the clinic, so a problem that needs a procedure does not turn into a second journey across the city a fortnight later.
Built around shift work
A large share of Embakasi works to a timetable that ordinary clinic hours ignore completely – airport and aviation staff, industrial and warehouse shifts, security, transport and hospitality. Two things help:
- 7:00am weekday opening. Practical if you are coming off a night shift or want to be seen before a day one starts.
- Saturday 7:00am to 12:00pm. The single most requested slot for patients travelling from this side of Nairobi, and the first to fill.
Tell reception on 0728 566990 what you are coming for so the appointment can be long enough to finish the job.
What Embakasi patients come in for
Fungal infections
The most common single reason people from this side of town come in. Tinea of the feet and groin thrives in heat, in closed safety footwear worn for long shifts, and in high-density housing with shared bathrooms. It is also the condition most reliably made worse by combination creams from the chemist. A two-minute skin scraping settles the diagnosis – see fungal and bacterial skin infections.
Hand and occupational skin problems
Irritant hand dermatitis from cleaning agents, solvents, fuels, repeated hand washing and long hours in gloves. It is genuinely treatable, but only once the trigger has been identified – which is why it helps to know exactly what your hands are in contact with at work. See eczema and dermatitis.
Shaving bumps and folliculitis
Pseudofolliculitis barbae on the beard and neck, and the dark bumps left behind. Managed with a combination of technique change, prescription treatment and, where needed, in-clinic procedures.
Acne and the marks it leaves
Teenage, adult and hormonal acne, plus the post-inflammatory pigmentation that follows it on darker skin – often the part that bothers people most. See acne treatment and pigmentation treatment.
Confidential venereology
Discreet, judgement-free assessment and treatment of genital skin conditions and sexually transmitted infections. You can pay privately rather than through insurance if you prefer – see STI and genital skin care.
Why the chemist route so often fails here
Embakasi is well supplied with chemists, and for a straightforward problem that is a genuine convenience. The difficulty comes with rashes, because so many over-the-counter combination creams contain a potent steroid alongside an antifungal.
The steroid works fast. The itch settles, the redness flattens, and it looks like the right answer. Underneath, the same steroid suppresses the local immune response, which is precisely what a fungal infection needs in order to spread. So it improves, then worsens, then creeps outward with a blurred edge, and by the third tube it no longer resembles the thing it started as.
If that describes your last six months, bring the tubes with you and do not stop them abruptly before you are seen – prolonged use causes a rebound flare, so the withdrawal is planned alongside whatever replaces it.
Popular with Embakasi patients
Treatments booked most often from Embakasi
Skin Infections
Tinea and ringworm confirmed with a scraping rather than guessed at.
Eczema & Dermatitis
Hand and occupational dermatitis traced back to its trigger.
Acne Treatment
Prescription acne treatment, plus care for the marks it leaves.
STI & Genital Skin Care
Confidential, judgement-free assessment and treatment.
Hyperpigmentation & Melasma
Dark marks and uneven tone treated safely on darker skin.
Skin Tag & Wart Removal
Warts, skin tags and molluscum removed in the clinic.
Getting here from Embakasi
Landmark Plaza, 2nd Floor, Argwings Kodhek Rd
From Pipeline, Fedha, Nyayo Estate or Tassia, head onto Outer Ring Road or Airport North Road, then take either Jogoo Road or Mombasa Road towards the city, join Uhuru Highway, turn onto Valley Road and follow it to Argwings Kodhek Rd.
By matatu, take a route into town and connect towards Hurlingham, Yaya or Ngong Road. Boda and taxi drivers know Landmark Plaza by name. Allow around an hour at peak and less mid-morning or on a Saturday. Parking is available in the building and there are lifts to the 2nd floor.
- Landmark Plaza, 2nd Floor, Argwings Kodhek Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
- 0728 566990 – call or WhatsApp
- Mon – Fri 7:00am – 6:30pm · Sat 7:00am – 12:00pm · Sun closed
FAQs
Dermatologist for Embakasi – common questions
How long is the journey from Embakasi?
Around an hour at peak via Outer Ring Road and either Jogoo Road or Mombasa Road, and less mid-morning or on a Saturday.
Can I be seen before or after a shift?
Yes. We open at 7:00am on weekdays and run until 6:30pm, with Saturday mornings 7:00am to 12:00pm.
The rash between my toes keeps coming back. Why?
Usually because it was never confirmed as fungal, or because the footwear and the household reinfect it. Both are fixable, but it starts with a diagnosis rather than another cream – see skin infections.
My hands crack and peel because of work. Is that treatable?
Usually yes. Irritant hand dermatitis responds well once the trigger is identified and the barrier is repaired properly. Bring details of what you handle at work.
Are STI consultations confidential?
Completely. They are handled discreetly and without judgement, and you can pay privately rather than through insurance if you prefer.
Do you take M-Pesa?
Yes – cash, card, M-Pesa and most major medical insurance schemes. Reception quotes the fee before you travel.
Other areas we serve
Breaking the reinfection cycle at home
Treating a fungal infection is straightforward. Stopping it returning is where most people come unstuck, and in shared or high-density housing the reinfection loop is usually the real problem rather than the medication.
Alongside whatever is prescribed, these make the difference:
- Treat the feet and the groin together. Tinea very often travels between the two, and clearing only one guarantees the other brings it straight back.
- Dry properly, feet last. Use a separate towel for the feet, or dry them at the end, rather than carrying the infection up the body with the same towel.
- Rotate footwear. Safety boots or closed shoes worn every day for a long shift never dry out. Alternating pairs matters more than any powder.
- Wash bedding and towels hot, and do not share them. Including with family members who have no symptoms yet.
- Finish the full course. Fungal treatment is stopped early more often than any other, because the itch settles long before the infection has actually cleared.
If everyone in the household has some version of the same rash, mention it. Treating one person while four others reinfect them is the commonest reason a perfectly correct prescription appears not to work.
Book a dermatologist appointment from Embakasi
Dr Nancy Omwenga sees patients at Landmark Plaza, Argwings Kodhek Rd. Call ahead so your visit can be planned around what you are coming for, and most medical insurance schemes are accepted.
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Call ahead and reception will quote the fee before you travel. Early weekday and Saturday morning appointments suit shift patterns best.
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Landmark Plaza, 2nd Floor, Argwings Kodhek Rd, Nairobi
Mon – Fri 7:00am – 6:30pm
Sat 7:00am – 12:00pm
Sunday closed
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