There are only three incorporated cities in Kenya, although there are several towns and villages with urban populations. Kenya's two largest cities, Nairobi and Mombasa, have municipal borders that are the same as their corresponding county borders, so they might be considered city-counties. Kenya's third city is Kisumu, which is more than three times larger than the next largest municipality.
Kenyan towns and municipalities with populations above a hundred thousand are Nakuru, Eldoret, Kehancha, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Kangundo-Tala, Malindi, Naivasha, Kitui, Machakos, Thika, Athi River, Karuri, Nyeri, Kilifi, Garissa, Vihiga, Mumias, Bomet, Molo, Ngong, Kitale, Litein, Limuru, and Kericho.
Unlike most African coastal nations, the bulk of Kenya's population lives inland, primarily the lower central and western portions of the country. Mombasa, Malindi, and Kilifi are its only coastal cities with populations above a hundred thousand, and they lie along the southern coastal area. Kenya's northern and northeastern regions are lightly populated.
Its most populated regions are the Nairobi Region in the south-central part of the country, the Southern Rift Valley Region, the Masai Mara and Western Kenya Region, which includes frontage along Lake Victoria, the Central Highlands, and Laikipia Region, and Mombasa an the South Coast.
The Southeastern Kenya Region is comprised primarily of national parks. Lamu and the North Coast Region border southern Somalia, and are not heavily populated. This region includes the Lamu Archipelago. The town of Lamu is a Swahili settlement and Kenya's oldest continuously inhabited town. Northern Kenya is a large frontier region that covers roughly half of Kenya's land area, which includes Kenya's borders with Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan. A large portion of this region is desert land, but it also contains Lake Turkana.
Governmentally, Kenya is divided into forty-seven semi-autonomous counties. Headed by governors, these counties form the country's first-order governmental division. The smallest administrative units are known as locations, which are usually named for their main villages or towns, although larger towns will consist of several locations. Each location is headed by a chief, who is appointed by the central government.
Topics relating to or originating in one of Kenya's cities, towns or villages are appropriate for this category, as are websites representing companies, organizations, or individuals residing in a specific city or town in Kenya.
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DOM is a non-governmental organization in Wathorego, a village outside of Kisumu, Kenya. Established in 1987, its family church ministries, school ministries, prison ministries, and youth ministries are set forth, along with its projects, project reports, such as its health centers and services for orphans and children. Contacts, volunteer opportunities, and information about sponsoring its work are included.
http://disciplesofmercy.info/
The non-profit Christian community center in Athi River, Kenya hosts outreach teams from churches and other organizations in caring for the poor and needy in Africa, offering preschools, vegetable garden projects, shelters for the needy, vocational training, a dairy goat project, boarding school, water wells, child sponsorships, bee hives, and evangelism and fellowship programs in the Greater Kisumu region. Its ministries, projects, and opportunities to help are enumerated.
http://www.gncomc.com/
Created, owned, and operated by a family, Kizingo is a resort on Lamu Island, part of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya. Featuring eight buildings, constructed of mangrove, mkuti, and mkeka, the facilities include a beach, coastal wilderness, and wildlife. Guest rooms are highlighted, including photos, along with its bar and restaurant, rates, press information, guest reviews, and contacts.
https://kizingo.com/
New Life International Gathering Church
Headquartered in Mariakani in Kilifi County, the congregation has other branches elsewhere in Kenya and Uganda. Its church locations are set forth, along with its mission, leadership contacts, regular weekly service schedules, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, an overview of its projects and project reports, a gallery of photographs, prayer requests, and announcements.
http://www.newlifechurchmombasa.org/
The K4-12th-grade school is located in the suburbs of Karen, Kenya, Offering a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the school serves boys and girls equally, using an American Curriculum in a Christian environment. Its preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school programs are highlighted, including its STEM program, tuition costs, and admissions policies.
http://www.steminternationalschool.org/
The community-based organization was founded in 2008, and located in Bukembe Village, Bungoma, Western Kenya, an area with the highest poverty and HIV/AIDS in Kenya, specializing in providing care and education for poor and orphaned children. Its history and an overview of its programs are put forth, and its staff is introduced, with contact information, office hours, and volunteer opportunities.
http://www.wemachildren.org/
