Navakholo | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Kakamega County |
Navakholo is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of twelve constituencies in Kakamega County. [1] [2] The Luhya subtribes found in Navakholo sub-county are Banyala ba Ndombi, Kabras and Batsotso. The major cash crop in Navakholo is sugarcane, with maize as the main food crop grown on small-scale farms. The mode of transport is by road (rough roads) that link the area with Mumias via shianda to the west, Malava to the east, Bungoma to the North, and Kakamega Town to the South. Due to the poor state of roads, most of people opt to use motorbikes (boda-bodas) as the roads are mostly impassable during rainy seasons. This is because there are no bitumen roads in the area. Secondary schools found in Navakholo constituency are Namirama Girls, Chebuyusi Boys, Ingotse Boys, St Paul's Emulakha, Navakholo Secondary, Friends School Sidikho, Sivilie Secondary, Friends school Simuli Secondary, among others. Some of the primary schools in the area are Mukangu Primary, Lwakhupa Primary, Simuli Primary, Siyenga Primary, Nambacha Primary, Chebuyusi Friends Primary School(in Naulu), Musaga Primary, Nderema Primary, Makhima Primary, Emuhuni Primary, Siyombe Primary, Tomliza Academy, Bright Academy, among others. The area has produced football teams, among them are Simuli FC,Nambacha FC, Musaga FC, Forest FC, etc.
Navakholo constituency comprises five county assembly wards;
