Nanyuki is a
market town in
Laikipia County of
Kenya lying northwest of
Mount Kenya along the
A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from
Nairobi. It is situated just north of the
Equator (0° 01' North). It was founded in 1907 by
British settlers, some of whose descendants still live in and around the town. Nanyuki is currently the main airbase of the
Kenya Air Force. The
British Army also keeps a base at The Nanyuki Show Ground (NSG) from where it conducts yearly desert and jungle training exercises on the mountain and in the arid areas to the north.