|
Samburu County
Samburu County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the Samburu people, Samburu, Turkana people, Turkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 310,327. Within Samburu County are the towns of Maralal (capital and largest town), Baragoi, Archers Post, South Horr, Wamba, Kenya, Wamba, Lodosoit, and Kisima. It also includes the Samburu National Reserve, Bisanadi National Reserve, and Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Mount Ng'iro, Ndoro Mountains, Mathews Range (Ol Doinyo Lenkiyo), Kirisia Hills, and Loroki Forest. The main access road to Samburu County is the A4 road (Kenya), A4 road from Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi, which as of 2019 was being tarmaced from Rumuruti up to Maralal. There is a town named Samburu, Kenya, Samburu in Kwale C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Kenya
The Counties of Kenya ( sw, Kaunti za Kenya) are geographical units envisioned by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the new units of devolved government that replaced the previous provincial system. The establishment and executive powers of the counties is provided in Chapter Eleven of the Constitution on devolved government, the Constitution's Fourth Schedule and any other legislation passed by the Senate of Kenya concerning counties. The counties are also single-member constituencies for the election of members of parliament to the Senate of Kenya, and special women members to the National Assembly of Kenya. As of 2022, there are 47 counties whose size and boundaries are based on the 47 legally recognized regions established by the 2010 Constitution. Following the re-organization of Kenya's national administration, counties were integrated into a new national administration with the national government posting county commissioners to counties to serve as a collaborative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisima
Kisima is a small village in Samburu County in northwestern Kenya, southeast of the town of Maralal Maralal is a small hillside market town in northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi Plateau within Samburu County, of which it is the capital. It is the administrative headquarters of Samburu county. The town has an urban population of 16,281 (19 .... It lies next to Lake Kisima in the eastern part of the Loroghi Plateau. The village is most notable as the location of Kisima Airport, which serves both Kisima and Maralal. The President of Kenya launched work on the paved Naibor - Kisima - Maralal road in July 2017. References {{Kenya-geo-stub Populated places in Samburu County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samburu East Constituency
Samburu East is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of three constituencies of Samburu County Samburu County is a counties of Kenya, county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km2 (8,000 mi2) in northern Kenya where the Samburu people, Samburu, Turkana people, Turkana and many other tr .... The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency has four wards, all electing Members of the County Assembly for the Samburu County Government. Members of Parliament Wards References External links Samburu East Constituency {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Samburu County Constituencies in Rift Valley Province 1966 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwale County
Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town. Kwale county has an estimated population of 649,931. Kwale is mainly an inland county, but it has coastline south of Mombasa. Diani Beach is part of the Msambweni division. Shimba Hills National Reserve and Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary are other attractions in the county. Distribution and demographics The main ethnic communities in the county include the Digo and Duruma clans of the larger Mijikenda tribe and also a significant presence of the Kamba tribe. The Digos are the majority in Msambweni, Lunga Lunga and Matuga while the Durumas are the dominant in Kinango. Most Kambas are found in Kinango, Matuga and Lunga Lunga with a significant population in Msambweni. The county has four constituencies: * Msambweni Constituency * Matuga Constituency * Kinango Constituency * Lunga Lunga Constituency Samburu should not be confused with Samburu Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samburu, Kenya
Samburu is a village located in Kwale County, Kenya. Administratively, it is one of eight locations of Kwale Samburu division of Kwale County.UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)Kenya_AdminLevels_1-4/ref> Transport It is served by a station on the national railway network. Name Samburu subcounty should not be confused with Samburu County located elsewhere in Kenya, or Samburu National Reserve, located in that district. Details * Altitude See also * Railway stations in Kenya * Altitude Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context ... References Populated places in Coast Province Kwale County {{Kenya-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumuruti
Rumuruti is a town in Laikipia County in Kenya's former Rift Valley Province. It is approximately 40 kilometers due north from Nyahururu, on the Nyahururu-Maralal road ( A4). Despite being smaller than either Nanyuki or Nyahururu, which are on the Southeastern and Southwestern corners of Laikipia respectively, its central location meant that it was selected as the administrative headquarters of the new County government in 2013. In 2013 a local business launched a plan to build a 200 million Kenya shilling meat processing facility in the town. Scenes from the Hollywood film King Solomon's Mines ''King Solomon's Mines'' (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the ... were shot in the town. . Economy The town's residents are livestock keepers, with approximately 500 cattle and 1,200 sheep and goats are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A4 Road (Kenya)
The A4 road is a long road in Kenya extending from Gilgil in Nakuru County to the Ethiopian border on the East side of Lake Turkana in Marsabit County. The section Rumuruti-Maralal-Baragoi is considered to be the gateway to Samburu County and, as of 2019, it was being paved from Rumuruti up to Maralal. Towns The following towns, listed from west to east, are located along the highway: *Gilgil *Nyahururu *Rumuruti *Maralal *Baragoi * South Horr * Loyangalani *North Horr *Illeret (the last town before the Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...n border) References Roads in Kenya {{Kenya-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathews Range
The Matthews (or Mathews) Range, also known as the Lenkiyio Hills, is a range of mountains in Kenya, Africa. History Originally gazetted in 1956, the Matthews Range was designated in 1964 as a forest reserve status. In 1995, a Trust was formed by the Samburu tribes to preserve the Namunyak Wildlife Conservacy, which remains one of the most successful community conservation programs in Kenya. Geography The range is about 150 km long, oriented north–south. It is located in the Laikipia district of the Rift Valley Province in northern Kenya. The town of Wamba lies at the southeastern edge of the range.Rough Guide Map to Kenya Peaks The highest point is Warges, at above sea level, a peak located the southern end of the range, separated by a valley from the rest of the range. The high Ldoinyo Lenkiyo, high Mathews Peak, high Ilpisyon, high Lolgek, high Lomolok, high Tipito and m high Ilmara Muroi are located in the middle of the range. There is also a brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndoro Mountains
Ndoro is an administrative ward in Lindi Municipal District of Lindi Region in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 1,836. Ndoro ward is where the Lindi Municipal District Offices are located. References Wards of Lindi Region {{Lindi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ng'iro
Mount Ng'iro is a mountain in the north of Kenya overlooking the Suguta Valley, part of the Great Rift Valley, to the west. The mountain is surrounded by desert, but is forested on its upper slopes. It lies in the territory of the Samburu people. Some subclans under the Lmasula phratry cultivate bees on the mountain, and as bee-keepers claim exclusive rights to the land and water. See also * List of Ultras of Africa This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Africa. Also shown is Mount Catherine in Sinai, Egypt which is not geographically part of Africa. Not listed here are the 5 Ultras of the Can ... References Sources * * * {{Kenya-geo-stub Great Rift Valley Ngiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
