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class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">2°16′30″S</span> <span class="longitude">37°49′12″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">2.2750°S 37.8200°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-2.2750; 37.8200</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/45px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Kenya" title="Counties of Kenya">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,070 m (3,510 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/East_Africa_Time" title="East Africa Time">EAT</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu,_Kenya,_1935.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu%2C_Kenya%2C_1935.jpg/220px-Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu%2C_Kenya%2C_1935.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu%2C_Kenya%2C_1935.jpg/330px-Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu%2C_Kenya%2C_1935.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu%2C_Kenya%2C_1935.jpg/440px-Sikh_gurdwara_at_Makindu%2C_Kenya%2C_1935.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2283" data-file-height="1598" /></a><figcaption>Sikh gurdwara at Makindu, 1935</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Makindu</b> is a town in <a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town is located on the <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a> Highway, in <a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni County</a>, in southeastern Kenya on the map, close to the International border with the <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>. </p><p>This location lies approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi), by road, southeast of <a href="/wiki/Machakos" title="Machakos">Machakos</a>, where the provincial headquarters are located.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Makindu lies approximately 356 kilometres (221 mi), by road, northwest of the coastal city of <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The geographic coordinates of Makindu are: 2° 16' 30.00"S, 37° 49' 12.00"E (Latitude: -2.275000; 37.820000). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The settlement was established in the early 20th century, as a base for railway construction workers on the <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a>-<a href="/wiki/Kampala" title="Kampala">Kampala</a> railway project. The <a href="/wiki/Sikh_Temple_Makindu,_Makindu" title="Sikh Temple Makindu, Makindu">Sikh Temple</a> in Makindu that was built at that time, still bears reminiscence to the railway building days. The temple was a place of worship and social centre for many of the workers from <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. The temple is well preserved and is managed as a free lodge for any traveller who knocks on its doors. Makindu is also served by <a href="/wiki/Makindu_Airport" title="Makindu Airport">Makindu Airport</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Makindu has an altitude-moderated <a href="/wiki/Hot_semi-arid_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot semi-arid climate">hot semi-arid climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>BSh</i>) with very warm to hot afternoons and pleasant mornings throughout the year. Like most of Kenya, there are two rainy seasons: the “long rains” in March and April, and the “short rains” centred on November and December. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Makindu </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.7<br />(87.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(85.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.3<br />(63.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.8<br />(64.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.4<br />(65.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.5<br />(65.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.1<br />(59.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.9<br />(62.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.0<br />(64.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.8<br />(64.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFCC; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #C0FFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #CDFFCD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #8CFF8C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(3.0) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000;" class="notheme">113<br />(4.4) </td> <td style="background: #D3FFD3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(1.1) </td> <td style="background: #FBFFFB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FBFFFB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #D5FFD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(1.1) </td> <td style="background: #00F500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">172<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #53FF53; color:#000000;" class="notheme">115<br />(4.5) </td> <td style="background: #B1FFB1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">612<br />(24) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days </th> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10 </td> <td style="background: #D9D9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2 </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2 </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1 </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8 </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/World_Meteorological_Organization" title="World Meteorological Organization">World Meteorological Organization</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMO_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMO-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The current population of the town of Makindu is not publicly known. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Makindu or its environs, is the location of the following points of interest: </p> <ul><li>The offices of Makindu Town Council</li> <li>The offices of <i>Makindu County</i></li> <li>The Shushan Palace Hotel – A boutique hotel located just off the Nairobi - Mombasa Highway</li> <li>Makindu Sikh Temple – Constructed in the early 20th century<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Makueni General Hospital – Owned and administered by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Kenya" title="Government of Kenya">Kenya Ministry of Health</a></li> <li>Makindu Centre of Hope – A private hospital</li> <li>Makindu Post Office</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a>–<a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a> Highway – The highway passes through the middle of town in a northwest to southeast direction</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chyulu_Hills_National_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Chyulu Hills National Park">Chyulu Hills National Park</a> – One of the entrance lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, south east of the <a href="/wiki/Central_business_district" title="Central business district">central business district</a></li> <li>A branch of <a href="/wiki/Kenya_Commercial_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenya Commercial Bank">Kenya Commercial Bank</a> – A private financial institution</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makindu_Airport" title="Makindu Airport">Makindu Airport</a> – A public, civilian airfield</li> <li>Kenya Medical Training College</li> <li>Savanna Hotel</li> <li>Makindu Law Court</li> <li>Makindu Livestock Market on all Mondays</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2.2750S,+37.82000E&hl=en&ll=-2.273166,37.817752&spn=0.006497,0.019484&sll=-2.267655,37.821293&sspn=0.025986,0.077934&gl=us&t=h&z=16">Location of Makindu At Google Maps</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://chicsikh.com/travel/the_open_temple_of_makindu">History & Profile of Makindu Sikh Temple</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makindu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Makindu_Airport" title="Makindu Airport">Makindu Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province_(Kenya)" title="Eastern Province (Kenya)">Eastern Province (Kenya)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikh_Temple_Makindu,_Makindu" title="Sikh Temple Makindu, Makindu">Makindu Sikh Temple</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baringo_County" title="Baringo County">Baringo</a> <small>(30)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomet_County" title="Bomet County">Bomet</a> <small>(36)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungoma_County" title="Bungoma County">Bungoma</a> <small>(39)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busia_County" title="Busia County">Busia</a> <small>(40)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgeyo-Marakwet_County" title="Elgeyo-Marakwet County">Elgeyo-Marakwet</a> <small>(28)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embu_County" title="Embu County">Embu</a> <small>(14)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garissa_County" title="Garissa County">Garissa</a> <small>(07)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homa_Bay_County" title="Homa Bay County">Homa Bay</a> <small>(43)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiolo_County" title="Isiolo County">Isiolo</a> <small>(11)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajiado_County" title="Kajiado County">Kajiado</a> <small>(34)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakamega_County" title="Kakamega County">Kakamega</a> <small>(37)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kericho_County" title="Kericho County">Kericho</a> <small>(35)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu_County" title="Kiambu County">Kiambu</a> <small>(22)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilifi_County" title="Kilifi County">Kilifi</a> <small>(03)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirinyaga_County" title="Kirinyaga County">Kirinyaga</a> <small>(20)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisii_County" title="Kisii County">Kisii</a> <small>(45)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisumu_County" title="Kisumu County">Kisumu</a> <small>(42)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitui_County" title="Kitui County">Kitui</a> <small>(15)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwale_County" title="Kwale County">Kwale</a> <small>(02)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laikipia_County" title="Laikipia County">Laikipia</a> <small>(31)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamu_County" title="Lamu County">Lamu</a> <small>(05)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos</a> <small>(16)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makueni_County" title="Makueni County">Makueni</a> <small>(17)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandera_County" title="Mandera County">Mandera</a> <small>(09)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsabit_County" title="Marsabit County">Marsabit</a> <small>(10)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meru_County" title="Meru County">Meru</a> <small>(12)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Migori_County" title="Migori County">Migori</a> <small>(44)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mombasa_County" title="Mombasa County">Mombasa</a> <small>(01)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murang%27a_County" title="Murang'a County">Murang'a</a> <small>(21)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nairobi_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairobi County">Nairobi</a> <small>(47)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakuru_County" title="Nakuru County">Nakuru</a> <small>(32)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandi_County" title="Nandi County">Nandi</a> <small>(29)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narok_County" title="Narok County">Narok</a> <small>(33)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyamira_County" title="Nyamira County">Nyamira</a> <small>(46)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyandarua_County" title="Nyandarua County">Nyandarua</a> <small>(18)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyeri_County" title="Nyeri County">Nyeri</a> <small>(19)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samburu_County" title="Samburu County">Samburu</a> <small>(25)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siaya_County" title="Siaya County">Siaya</a> <small>(41)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taita-Taveta_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Taita-Taveta County">Taita-Taveta</a> <small>(06)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tana_River_County" title="Tana River County">Tana River</a> <small>(04)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tharaka-Nithi_County" title="Tharaka-Nithi County">Tharaka-Nithi</a> <small>(13)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trans-Nzoia_County" title="Trans-Nzoia County">Trans-Nzoia</a> <small>(26)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkana_County" title="Turkana County">Turkana</a> <small>(23)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uasin_Gishu_County" title="Uasin Gishu County">Uasin Gishu</a> <small>(27)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vihiga_County" title="Vihiga County">Vihiga</a> <small>(38)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wajir_County" title="Wajir County">Wajir</a> <small>(08)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Pokot_County" title="West Pokot County">West Pokot</a> <small>(24)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding:0.35em 0.5em;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Local_authorities_of_Kenya" title="Local authorities of Kenya">Principal cities<br />and towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a></b> <i>(capital)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athi_River_(town)" title="Athi River (town)">Athi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baragoi" title="Baragoi">Baragoi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bomet" title="Bomet">Bomet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungoma" title="Bungoma">Bungoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Busia,_Kenya" title="Busia, Kenya">Busia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuka,_Kenya" title="Chuka, Kenya">Chuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldoret" title="Eldoret">Eldoret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embu,_Kenya" title="Embu, Kenya">Embu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garissa" title="Garissa">Garissa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hola,_Kenya" title="Hola, Kenya">Hola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homa_Bay" title="Homa Bay">Homa Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiolo" title="Isiolo">Isiolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iten" title="Iten">Iten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabarnet" title="Kabarnet">Kabarnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kajiado" 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