Kisima | |
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Coordinates: 0°56′51″N36°45′57″E / 0.94742°N 36.76577°E Coordinates: 0°56′51″N36°45′57″E / 0.94742°N 36.76577°E | |
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County | Samburu County |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kisima is a small village in Samburu County in northwestern Kenya, southeast of the town of Maralal. It lies next to Lake Kisima in the eastern part of the Loroghi Plateau. The village is most notable as the location of Kisima Airport, which serves both Kisima and Maralal.
Samburu County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It covers an area of roughly 21,000 km² (8,000 mi²) in northern Kenya where the Samburu, Turkana and many other tribes live. It stretches north from the Wuaso Ng'iro River to the south of Lake Turkana.
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret.
Maralal is a small hillside market town in northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi Plateau within Samburu County. It is the administrative headquarters of the Samburu people. The town has an urban population of 16,281. The market was pioneered by Somali settlers in the 1920s. The population is dominated by the Samburu tribe, with a small percentage of Turkana and Kikuyu also resident.
The President of Kenya launched work on the paved Naibor - Kisima - Maralal road in July 2017. [1]
The northern Kenya region is a very insecure area. For years now, there has been a number of cattle raids going on, terrorising the civilian population and killing hundreds of people.
Hubert Mbuku Nakitare, commonly known by his stage name Nonini, is a Kenyan hip hop recording artist, entertainer, radio presenter, businessman and philanthropist. He is often referred to as "the Godfather of Genge" and is well known for his controversial and sexually explicit lyrics.
David Mathenge, better known by his stage name Nameless, is a Kenyan pop artist. He is married to fellow musician Wahu Kagwi. They have two daughters, Tumiso and Nyakio
The Kisima Music Awards is an annual awards program that recognises musical talent in East Africa. Despite being Kenyan-based the scheme awards artists from a variety of countries, predominantly Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, and incorporates a range of music genres.
The 2006 Kisima Music Awards were held in Nairobi, Kenya. They were the first of the awards to be broadcast across Africa on television, after the organisers partnered with South African satellite station Channel O, and was also the first to feature a "Social Responsibility" award category. The event encountered controversy when at least five artists refused to play at a later charity concert, citing that they had not entered a performing contract with the Kisima Music Trust. The motto for the ceremony was "Our Heritage of Splendor", and featured acts included Juma Nature, Obsessions and Nameless.
The 2007 Kisima Music Awards took place at Marula Manor, Nairobi, Kenya on 8 September 2007.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maralal is a diocese located in the city of Maralal in the Ecclesiastical province of Nyeri in Kenya.
Kevin Omondi Migot better known for his stage name Dola Kabarry is a benga musician from Kenya. He leads the band Orchestra Super Haki Haki. His songs are mainly in Dholuo language.
Rosemary Wahu Kagwi, professionally known by her mononym Wahu, is a Kenyan singer-songwriter, former fashion model, actress and entrepreneur. She released her first single "Niangalie" which received positive reception all over Africa and the world at large. She is the inaugural recipient of the MTV Africa Music Awards 2008, for Best Female Artist category. Moreover, she has won the Pearl of Africa Music Awards, Chaguo La Teeniez Awards and Kisima Music Awards. In the acting industry, Wahu had a leading role in the television series Tazama.In 2017 she released a new gospel song "sifa".
Mercy Myra, whose full name is Mercy Myra Grundberg, is an R&B musician from Kenya.
Kevin Wyre is a R&B and reggae musician from Kenya known from the groups Necessary Noize and East African Bashment Crew as well as a solo artist.
Kisima Airport is an airport in Kenya.
The Losiolo Escarpment is an escarpment on the east side of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Rising 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above the Suguta Valley floor on the east side near Maralal, the escarpment provides one of the most dramatic views of the Kenyan rift valley. The escarpment, which is also known as 'World's End', is the longest vertical drop in the Rift Valley.
Laikipia University is a Kenyan University located in Nyahururu. It is a premier university of education (arts). It has 3 campuses: Main, Nakuru campus and Nyahururu Town campus.
Heliophanus maralal is a jumping spider species in the genus Heliophanus. It was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2003 and lives in Kenya.
Isaac Lenaola is a Kenyan lawyer and judge, who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya, since 28 October 2016.
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Porro is one of the many valleys that seat on the floor of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. It is located a few kilometers outside Maralal at an estimated altitude of 2,512 meters (8,241 ft), and has made this town a tourist destination for its characteristic drylands, rock massifs and view of the Great Rift Valley escarpments.
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