Nyahururu (ken)

Nyahururu

Nyahururu ranks 3,682nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cento, Tulln an der Donau, and Xiantao. Memorable people born in Nyahururu include John Ngugi, Samuel Wanjiru, and Julius Kariuki. Memorable people who died in Nyahururu include Samuel Wanjiru. Nyahururu has been the birth place of many athletes and the death place of many athletes. Nyahururu is located in Kenya.

Nyahururu is a town in Kenya, lying north east of Nakuru. The town derives its name from the Maasai word e-naiwurruwurr, meaning waterfall and/or windy or place of storms. It is allegedly located in Laikipia County. Despite this, Nyahururu formerly functioned as the administrative capital of Nyandarua District, before it became a county, until the headquarters was shifted to Ol Kalou. There have been calls for a reversal. The town has an urban population of 36,450. The town still continues to be a central economic power of the immediate former district of Nyandarua. For that reason, the town has strong economic ties to the two counties. Read more on Wikipedia