Kakamega:
Kakamega
is a town situated in Western Kenya. The town is the administrative
Capital of Kakamega District and the Western Province. The town
is linked to other major towns such as Eldoret, Kisumu and Nairobi
by road.
Kakamega is also served by an airstrip. The town
is the main trade and finance hub in the province. Kakamega
is
served
by a number of hospitals and health centers including the Kakamega
Provincial Hospital. The town is also home to a number of learning
institutions including the Western University College of Science
and Technology. The Golf Hotel is the town’s premier establishment
and provides accommodation for many of its visitors.
Kakamega Forest:
The feature attraction for visitors to Kakamega; the forest
is famed for its diverse range of bird species. A remnant of
the once expansive tropical rainforest; it is now a protected
area known as the Kakamega Forest National Reserve. The forest
is easily reachable by road from town. The park features more
than 300 bird species, 400 butterfly species, reptiles and more
than 300 different kinds of trees. Animals here include; forest
bucks, dik diks, leopards and colobus monkey.
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