Malaba, Kenya
For the Ugandan town, see Malaba, Uganda.
| Malaba, Kenya | |
|---|---|
  Malaba, Kenya Location in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 0°38′20″N 34°15′57″E / 0.63889°N 34.26583°E | |
| Country |
 Kenya |
| Countries | Busia County |
| Elevation | 3,870 ft (1,180 m) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 7,302 |
Malaba, Kenya is a town in Busia County, Western Province, on Kenya's western border with Uganda.
Location
The town is located on the main Nairobi-Kampala highway, approximately 477 kilometres (296 mi), by road, west of Nairobi.[1] It sits across the International border with Uganda, adjacent to its similarly named sister town of Malaba, Uganda.
A metre gauge railway also crosses the border at this point. The nearby town of Busia is also a busy border post. A proposed new standard gauge railway from Mombasa would pass through this town. [2]
Malaba was the main town of the defunct Teso District (though not the capital). It had a population of 7,302 according to the 1999 census.[3]