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href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machakos" title="Machakos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Machakos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machakos" title="Machakos – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Machakos" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%86%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="ماچاکوس، کنیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماچاکوس، کنیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machakos" title="Machakos – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Machakos" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%88%EC%B0%A8%EC%BD%94%EC%8A%A4" title="마차코스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="마차코스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machakos" title="Machakos – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Machakos" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Machakos</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="Kamba">Masaku</div><div class="nickname ib-settlement-other-name">Macha</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Kenya_by_population" title="List of cities and towns in Kenya by population">Municipality</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow ib-settlement-official"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Machakos</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Machakos"><img alt="Machakos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg/250px-Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg/375px-Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg/500px-Buildings_at_Machakos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Machakos</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" 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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/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1887</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2019)<sup id="cite_ref-Census2019_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2019-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">63,767</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><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postcode</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">9010O</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate#Subtropical_highland_variety_(Cfb,_Cwb)" title="Oceanic climate">Cwb</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Machakos</b>, also called <b>Masaku</b>, is a town in <a href="/wiki/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos County</a>, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-OpenData_Kenya_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OpenData_Kenya-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Machakos was established in 1887 by Sakshi Shah, ten years before Nairobi. Machakos was designated as the first administrative centre when the British <a href="/wiki/British_East_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="British East Africa">established their colony</a> in the late 19th century. Machakos town is on a hilly terrain surrounded by Iveti hills. </p><p>In 1899 the British shifted the capital to Nairobi, after Machakos was bypassed by construction of the <a href="/wiki/Uganda_Railway" title="Uganda Railway">Uganda Railway</a>. <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> </p><p>Technically, Machakos is the oldest administrative municipality in east and central Africa. Prominent politicians from the town included: Mwatu wa Ngoma, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Ngei" title="Paul Ngei">Paul Joseph Ngei</a>, Mutisya Mulu and <a href="/wiki/Johnson_Muthama" title="Johnson Muthama">Johnson Nduya Muthama</a>. The county and its town were named after Masaku wa Munyati, a <a href="/wiki/Kamba_people" title="Kamba people">Kamba</a> tribal chief who migrated and settled here in 1816 from the area near <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Hamud" title="Sultan Hamud">Sultan Hamud</a>. </p><p>At the turn of the 21st century, peace talks were held here in an effort to settle the <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> civil war. The <i><a href="/wiki/Machakos_Protocol" class="mw-redirect" title="Machakos Protocol">Machakos Protocol</a></i> was published on 20 July 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Areas_in_Machakos_Town">Areas in Machakos Town</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Areas in Machakos Town"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Town</th> <th>Population (2009)</th> <th>Rank in Kenya (population size) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalama,_Kenya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalama, Kenya (page does not exist)">Kalama</a></td> <td>21,702</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Katheka_Kai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Katheka Kai (page does not exist)">Katheka Kai</a></td> <td>17,485</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiima-Kimwe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiima-Kimwe (page does not exist)">Kiima-Kimwe</a></td> <td>22,741</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kimutwa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kimutwa (page does not exist)">Kimutwa</a></td> <td>17,265</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kola_(Kenya)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kola (Kenya) (page does not exist)">Kola</a></td> <td>14,567</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lumbwa" title="Lumbwa">Lumbwa</a></td> <td>13,609</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Masaku&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Masaku (page does not exist)">Masaku</a></td> <td>19,980</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mua_Hills&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mua Hills (page does not exist)">Mua Hills</a></td> <td>8,579</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mumbuni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mumbuni (page does not exist)">Mumbuni</a></td> <td>49,802</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Muvuti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Muvuti (page does not exist)">Muvuti</a></td> <td>12,156</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mutituni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mutituni (page does not exist)">Mutituni</a></td> <td>14,300</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ngelani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ngelani (page does not exist)">Ngelani</a></td> <td>11,989</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">* 2009 census. Source:<sup id="cite_ref-OpenData_Kenya_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OpenData_Kenya-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy,_Mining,_transport_and_tourism"><span id="Economy.2C_Mining.2C_transport_and_tourism"></span>Economy, Mining, transport and tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Economy, Mining, transport and tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_the_Governor,_Machakos_County.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Office_of_the_Governor%2C_Machakos_County.jpg/300px-Office_of_the_Governor%2C_Machakos_County.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Office_of_the_Governor%2C_Machakos_County.jpg/450px-Office_of_the_Governor%2C_Machakos_County.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Office_of_the_Governor%2C_Machakos_County.jpg/600px-Office_of_the_Governor%2C_Machakos_County.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption>Office of the governor of Machakos County at Machakos</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Machakos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Machakos.jpg/300px-Machakos.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Machakos.jpg/450px-Machakos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Machakos.jpg/600px-Machakos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption>One of Machakos' busiest areas, Ngei Road.</figcaption></figure> <p>Machakos' open air markets sells many products with its market days being Monday and Friday. </p><p>The Mavoko area of Machakos houses our nation's major cement mining sites and factories. </p><p>Machakos has a number of banks such as Barclays, Equity, National Bank, NIC Bank, Credit Bank, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), Standard Chartered, K-rep, Co-operative, and Kenya Commercial in the CBD, and the Universal traders Sacco. It has the larger administrative offices in lower Ukambani. </p><p>Machakos town has good road infrastructure and town planning. It has a well-planned bus terminal at the heart of the town popularly known as the 'Machakos Airport'. It's a busy place where buses and <a href="/wiki/Matatu" title="Matatu">matatus</a> depart for Machakos and <a href="/wiki/Kitui" title="Kitui">Kitui</a> as well as Western Kenya, Nyanza and the Rift Valley. </p><p>Machakos has hilly scenery, good for camping and hiking. It is the home town of some of the world's most beautiful sculptures made in Wamunyu. </p><p>Kaloleni near Ngelani, is famous for "water flowing against gravity". It is on Kituluni Hill, a spot known as Kya Mwilu to the east of Machakos. As the slogan of <a href="/wiki/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos County</a> goes, it is "The Place to be".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Machakos_Peoples'_Park"><span id="The_Machakos_Peoples.27_Park"></span>The Machakos Peoples' Park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The Machakos Peoples' Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg/300px-Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg/450px-Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg/600px-Entrance_to_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to Machakos People's Park</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg/300px-Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg/450px-Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg/600px-Section_of_Machakos_People%27s_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3985" data-file-height="1957" /></a><figcaption>Machakos People's Park</figcaption></figure> <p>A modern recreation park. It is situated adjacent to Maruba dam, which is the main source of water to Machakos Town.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_and_sports">Culture and sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Culture and sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major sports grounds include the Machakos Golf Club spread over a large lush area including a 9-hole golf course. There is also Kenyatta Stadium which is adjacent to the Machakos Social Hall and is the home ground to <a href="/wiki/Sofapaka_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Sofapaka FC">Sofapaka FC</a>. It is a busy stadium, being used in many of Kenya Premier League (KPL)'s schedules and Internal matches. The stadium which was renovated to modern standards stadium is set to be renamed to Kalonzo Musyoka Stadium. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>More than two thirds<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (November 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> of people in Machakos town are Christians. The main churches are our lady of Lourdes cathedral and all souls cathedral for Catholics and Anglicans respectively, Aic Boman is also are another significant church in the town. There is also a Muslim mosque and a Hindu Temple. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Primary schools in Machakos include Machakos Primary, St. Mary's Boys and Girls, Muthini Primary, Township Muslim Primary School, St. Teresas Primary, Machakos Academy, ABC Girls Academy, One Hill Academy Premese Academy, Lukenya Academy, Makutano Academy, Mumbuni Primary, Baptist Primary, Highrise School Mks, and Katoloni. </p><p>High schools include Pope Paul VI Junior Seminary (Popase), Machakos Girls, <a href="/wiki/Machakos_School" title="Machakos School">Machakos School</a>, St. Monica, St. Valentine Girls, Mumbuni School, Kitulu day secondary school and Katoloni among others. </p><p>Tertiary education is still growing, with new universities and colleges like Machakos University, Machakos Teachers Training College, Machakos Institute of Technology, Copperbelt College, Century Park College, Lukenya University, African Training Centre for Research and Technology, Scott Christian University and Computers for School Kenya. The most advanced and oldest collage remains the Kenya Medical Training College Machakos Campus. Prominent students from KMTC Machakos include John Mutuku Kivunga HSC, who is now a renowned clinical officer in Kenya. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Kyanguli_Secondary_School_Fire">The Kyanguli Secondary School Fire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Machakos&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: The Kyanguli Secondary School Fire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kyanguli_Fire_Tragedy" title="Kyanguli Fire Tragedy">Kyanguli Fire Tragedy</a></div> <p>On 26 March 2001, a fire was set at Kyanguli Secondary School after the final exam. Results were annulled and payment of their outstanding school fees was demanded <sup>(by whom?)</sup>. 67 people perished and another 19 were injured, including one of the perpetrators. 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kajiado_County" title="Kajiado County">Kajiado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu_County" title="Kiambu County">Kiambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machakos_County" title="Machakos County">Machakos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nairobi_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Nairobi County">Nairobi</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Nairobi_Metro_location_map.png/100px-Nairobi_Metro_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Nairobi_Metro_location_map.png/150px-Nairobi_Metro_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Nairobi_Metro_location_map.png/200px-Nairobi_Metro_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="545" data-file-height="600" 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athi_River_(town)" title="Athi River (town)">Athi River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juja" title="Juja">Juja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karuri" title="Karuri">Karuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu" title="Kiambu">Kiambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitengela" title="Kitengela">Kitengela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limuru" title="Limuru">Limuru</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Machakos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mlolongo" title="Mlolongo">Mlolongo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngong,_Kenya" title="Ngong, Kenya">Ngong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongata_Rongai" title="Ongata Rongai">Ongata Rongai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thika" title="Thika">Thika</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:;width:1%">Future developments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Konza_Technopolis" title="Konza Technopolis">Konza Technopolis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="22px&#124;border_&#124;alt=Kenya&#124;link=Kenya_First-_and_second-level_administrative_divisions_of_Kenya" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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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 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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" title="Kajiado">Kajiado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakamega" title="Kakamega">Kakamega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapsabet" title="Kapsabet">Kapsabet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kangundo" title="Kangundo">Kangundo</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tala,_Kenya" title="Tala, Kenya">Tala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapenguria" title="Kapenguria">Kapenguria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karuri" title="Karuri">Karuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kericho" title="Kericho">Kericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerugoya" title="Kerugoya">Kerugoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiambu" title="Kiambu">Kiambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kibwezi" title="Kibwezi">Kibwezi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kikuyu,_Kenya" title="Kikuyu, Kenya">Kikuyu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilifi" title="Kilifi">Kilifi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisii,_Kenya" title="Kisii, Kenya">Kisii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisumu" title="Kisumu">Kisumu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitale" title="Kitale">Kitale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitengela" title="Kitengela">Kitengela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitui" title="Kitui">Kitui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwale" title="Kwale">Kwale</a></li> <li><a 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Andei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mumias" title="Mumias">Mumias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murang%27a" title="Murang'a">Murang'a</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mutomo" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutomo">Mutomo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mwingi" title="Mwingi">Mwingi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naivasha" title="Naivasha">Naivasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakuru" title="Nakuru">Nakuru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namanga" title="Namanga">Namanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanyuki" title="Nanyuki">Nanyuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narok" title="Narok">Narok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyahururu" title="Nyahururu">Nyahururu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyamira" title="Nyamira">Nyamira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyeri" title="Nyeri">Nyeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ol_Kalou" title="Ol Kalou">Ol Kalou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongata_Rongai" title="Ongata Rongai">Ongata Rongai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruiru" title="Ruiru">Ruiru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siaya" 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