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'''Malaba, Kenya''' is a town in Teso North Sub-County, [[Busia County]], [[Western Province (Kenya)|Western Province]], on [[Kenya]]'s western border with [[Uganda]]. |
'''Malaba, Kenya''' is a town in Teso North Sub-County, [[Busia County]], [[Western Province (Kenya)|Western Province]], on [[Kenya]]'s western border with [[Uganda]]. It sits across the Malaba River which forms the international border from [[Malaba, Uganda]]. |
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Malaba, Kenya | |
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| Country |  Kenya |
| County | 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. It sits across the Malaba River which forms the international border from Malaba, 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. According to The Kenyan Ministry of Transport, The standard gauge railway from Mombasa is expected to 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
- ^ Distance between Nairobi and Malaba, with Map
- ^ http://www.railway-technology.com/news/news85653.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News
- ^ Population figures for Towns and Municipalities, The Central Bureau of Statistics (Kenya)
- ^ 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
00°38′07″N 34°16′31″E / 0.63528°N 34.27528°E
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