Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties in 2010.

History

Before the new constitution of Kenya that came into force on August 27, 2010,

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was divided into eight provinces (see map). The

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s were subdivided into 46

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(excluding

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) which were further subdivided into 262

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Former provinces

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# Coastal Kenya # East Kenya #

# Northeast Kenya

Counties by former province

References

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History

Former provinces

Counties by former province

See also

References