Kwanza is a town in
Trans-Nzoia County
Trans-Nzoia County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon, 380 km northwest of Nairobi. At its centre is the town of Kitale which is the capital and largest town. The county ...
in western
Kenya
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, close to the international border with
Uganda
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. It is the headquarters of Kwanza Ward, one of the constituent wards in
Kwanza Constituency
Kwanza Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. The constituency has seven wards, all of which elect member of county assembly for the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constitue ...
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Location
Kwanza is located approximately , by road, north of
Kitale, the location of the county headquarters.
This is about , by road, east of the
Suam, Kenya customs control post, at the border with Uganda.
The geographical coordinates of Kwanza are: 01°09'51.0"N, 35°00'00.0"E (Latitude:1.1641; Longitude:35.0000).
Kwanza sits at an average elevation of , above sea level.
Overview
As of June 2018,
Kwanza Constituency
Kwanza Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. The constituency has seven wards, all of which elect member of county assembly for the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County. The constitue ...
lacked a tarmacked road, with residents using
donkeys to "transport produce from farms to markets".
The planned tarmacking of the
Kitale–Namanjalala–Keriget–Chepchoina Road, is expected to boost agriculture in the community, as it will ease the transport of agricultural produce to the market, post-harvest.
The road, is expected to cost US$20 million to upgrade to grade II tarmac, with drainage culverts and shoulders. The contract has been awarded to
China National Aero-Technology International Engineering Corporation, with the
government of Kenya funding the upgrade.
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External links
Trans Nzoia County At A GlanceAs at 3 November 2011.
Populated places in Trans-Nzoia County