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Western Province (Kenya)
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Western Province (Kenya)
As of 2013 with the coming into effect of the new constitution, each county has its own government and therefore there is no central regional capital.
Kakamega
is the seat of government for
Kakamega County
,
Bungoma County
has its seat in
Bungoma
town,
Busia County
has the Assemble in
Busia
, Vihiga County in Vihiga town, all the County governments and governors are answerable to the people not to the national government. The
Western Region
of
Kenya
, bordering
Uganda
, is one of former
Kenya's seven administrative provinces
outside
Nairobi
. It is west of the
Eastern Rift Valley
and is inhabited mainly by the
Luhya
people.
Quakerism
is
widely practised here
. Kenya's second highest mountain,
Mount Elgon
is located in
Bungoma County
. The
Kakamega Forest
rainforest is part of the area. The province capital is the town of
Kakamega
.
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