Kapenguria is a town in Kenya and the capital of West Pokot County. It lies north-east of Kitale on the A1 road along the Kitale–Lodwar corridor in north-western Kenya. In the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kapenguria urban centre had a population of 40,751. Kapenguria also serves as the administrative and commercial hub of the wider municipality established under the Urban Areas and Cities Act.
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The town occupies an important place in Kenya's political history because it is associated with the detention and trial of the Kapenguria Six, among them Jomo Kenyatta, during the colonial period. It is also one of the principal service centres in the county, concentrating county government offices, commerce, education, and health services.
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Towns around Kapenguria
- Makutano2.9 km NW
- Kitale28 km SW
- Moi‘s Bridge41 km S
- Kiminini44 km SW
- Kimilili67 km SW
- Kapchorwa76 km W
- Iten77 km SE
- Webuye81 km SW
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