Bomas of Kenya

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Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi. Bomas (homesteads) displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes.

It was established by the government in 1971 as a subsidiary company of Kenya Tourist Development Corporation as a tourist attraction. It also wanted to preserve, maintain and promote rich and diverse cultural values of various tribal groups of Kenya.

The complex also contains the biggest theatre in Africa with 3,500 seats. It is here that the debate over the constitution was held. There are traditional dances from a variety of tribes performed here every day.