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Kakamega County is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya. It borders Vihiga County to the South, Siaya County to the West, Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties to the North and Nandi, and Uasin Gishu counties to the East. Its capital and largest town is Kakamega town. The county has a population of 1,867,579, and an area of 3,033.8 km 2.
Town in Kakamega County, Kenya Kakamega Town Kakamega Location in Kenya Show map of Kenya Kakamega Kakamega (Africa) Show map of Africa Coordinates: 0°16′56″N 34°45′14″E / 0.28215°N 34.75400°E / 0.28215; 34.75400 Country Kenya County Kakamega County Elevation 1,535 m (5,036 ft) Population (2019 census) 107,227 Time zone UTC+3 (EAT) Kakamega is a town in western Kenya ...
County governments are responsible for county legislation (outlined in article 185 of the Constitution of Kenya), executive functions (outlined in article 183), functions outlined in the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya, functions transferred from the national government through article 187 of the constitution of Kenya, functions ...
The Kakamega Forest rainforest is part of the area. The province capital was Kakamega. After the 2013 general election, and the coming into effect of Kenya's new constitution, provinces became defunct and the country is currently divided into 47 counties. Each county has its own government and therefore there is no central regional capital.
The List of counties of Kenya by Gross County Product (GCP) shows the economic output of counties in Kenya. It is calculated by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), which aggregates the value of all goods and services produced within a county during a specific period. GCP is an essential indicator for assessing the economic ...
Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya (born 25 March 1956) is a kenyan politician who is the current Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and MSMEs. He previously served as the governor of Kakamega County from 2013 to 2022.
The farmers had sued Sarrai Group, P V Rao, the attorney general, competition authority, Kakamega County government among others. In its reply to the suit, the Competition Authority of Kenya told the court that the lease award was fraudulent, because the KCB receiver manager and Sarrai Group failed to get its approval before taking over the lease.
Mumias is a town in Kakamega County of Kenya. The town has an urban population of 116,358 (2009 census) and is the second largest town in Kakamega County. [1] Mumias was the centre of the Mumias District. The town is linked by road to Kakamega (in east), Busia (west), Bungoma (north), Butere, Luanda, Maseno and Kisumu (south).