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Kuywa Destination Guide

Discover Kuywa in Kenya

Kuywa in the region of Western is a place located in Kenya - some 205 mi or ( 331 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kuywa

Local time in Kuywa is now 08:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Webuye, Nakuru, and Nairobi. When in this area, you might want to check out Mwanza . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kuywa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Chebonet - 'Chepchelewen Ningare' - The Singing Wells Project

6:39 min by singingwells
Views: 206 Rating: 5.00

Recorded and filmed in Kapsokwony, Kenya on the 5th March 2012, as part of the Singing Wells project trip to record the music of the Kalenjin. For more information on the project, go to: www.singingwe ..

Sabaot Bible Dedication

8:24 min by TeamAfricaVideo
Views: 139 Rating: 5.00

The Bible is now available for the Sabot people, living on Mount Elgon in West Kenya. Translation has been done by Wycliffe Bible Translators / BTL, consultant Iver Larsen. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Friends School Kamusinga

Friends School Kamusinga is a school located in Kimilili on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Western KenyaBungoma County, near Kimilili boys' high school. It is informally known as 'Frischka';which is formed from the first three letters of the words in its name FRIends SCHool KAmusinga. The school has 1200 students and a staff of 75 teachers.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 0.79 34.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Boys' schools in Kenya, Education in Western Province (Kenya), Quaker schools, Schools in Kenya

Kimilili

Kimilili is a town and area in Kenya's Bungoma District. The area is occupied mainly by the Bukusu and Sabaot communities. Its proximity to the fertile slopes of Mt Elgon, on the Kenya-Uganda border, has made it a trading center for agricultural goods and services. The town has an urban population of 10,251. The surrounding region is mainly farmland, the main cash crops being coffee, maize, beans, sunflower seed and tea.

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Located at 0.78 34.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Bungoma District, Populated places in Western Province (Kenya)

Chepkoya

Chepkoya is a village found in Kaptalelio sub-location, Kongit location, Kaptama division of Mt. Elgon district in Western part of Kenya. It borders a forest known as Chesamo, Many people in the village are farmers. It has the population of 2134 people according 2 the census conducted 2009. it is the birthplace of farmous runners like Andrew Masai, Edith Masai, Titus Kwemoi and Gilbert Masai.

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Located at 0.78 34.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Western Province (Kenya)

Misikhu

Misikhu is a rural town on the Southern slopes of Mt Elgon, in Western Province of Kenya. Located ten kilometres north of Webuye towards Kitale, Misikhu is both an administrative and commercial town. Misikhu is populated by the Bukusu tribe although there are a number of other smaller Luhya clans bordering Misikhu. Other immigrant communities such as Kikuyu, Luo, Kisii and Kambas are present but in small numbers. The area is locally known for its schools which include St.

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Located at 0.72 34.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Western Province (Kenya)

Kapsokwony

Kapsokwony is a small town in Mount Elgon District of Western Province (Kenya), Kenya. The town is part of Mount Elgon County Council and Mount Elgon Constituency. Kapsokwony forms one of four administrative divisions in Mount Elgon District. Kapsokwony division has a population of 24,526, of whom 1,586 are classified as urban (1999 census).

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Located at 0.85 34.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Mount Elgon District, Populated places in Western Province (Kenya)