Malaba, Kenya

For the Ugandan town, see Malaba, Uganda.
For other uses, see Malaba (disambiguation).
Malaba, Kenya
Malaba, Kenya

Location in Kenya

Coordinates: 0°38′20″N 34°15′57″E / 0.63889°N 34.26583°E / 0.63889; 34.26583
Country Kenya
Countries Busia County
Elevation 3,870 ft (1,180 m)
Population (1999)
 • Total 7,302


Malaba, Kenya is a town in Teso North Sub-County, Busia County, Western Province, on Kenya's western border with Uganda.

Location

The town is located on the main Nairobi-Kampala highway, approximately 477 kilometres (296 mi), by road, west of Nairobi.[1] It sits across the International border with Uganda, adjacent to its similarly named sister town of Malaba, Uganda.

A metre gauge railway also crosses the border at this point. The nearby town of Busia is also a busy border post. A proposed new standard gauge railway from Mombasa would pass through this town. [2]

Malaba was the main town of the defunct Teso District (though not the capital). It had a population of 7,302 according to the 1999 census.[3]

The main cyber cafe is Asante Computers located opposite Tesia Supermarket. it offers Computer related services like, photocopying, printing, laminating, internet & emailing, typesetting and scanning. It also offers computer classes majorly mentored by Eunice Nafula, partly by Edson Imo.

Border crossing

It is expected that in July 2016, the construction of a one-stop-border-crossing between Malaba, Kenya and Malaba, Uganda will conclude.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Distance between Nairobi and Malaba, with Map
  2. ↑ http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news85653.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News
  3. ↑ Population figures for Towns and Municipalities, The Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya)
  4. ↑ Ochieng, Lilian (28 April 2016). "Malaba, Busia one-stop border posts works set to end by July". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 00°38′20″N 34°15′57″E / 0.63889°N 34.26583°E / 0.63889; 34.26583

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