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The town of Gilgil, Kenya is north of Nairobi, between Naivasha and Nakuru (click map to enlarge)

Gilgil, Kenya, is a town in Nakuru County, Kenya. The town is located between Naivasha and Nakuru and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway. It is to the west of the Gilgil River, which flows south to feed Lake Naivasha.

Gilgil has a population of 18,805 according to the 1999 census.

Gilgil is the centre of the Gilgil Division in Nakuru County. In 2022, Gilgil town received a charter from Governor Lee Kinyanjui to become a municipality.[1]

  1. ^ "Gilgil elevated to municipality, raising hopes for greater investment". Nation. 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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Gilgil

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west of the Gilgil River, which flows south to feed Lake Naivasha. Gilgil has a population of 18,805 according to the 1999 census. Gilgil is the centre...

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Robert Kariuki Kibochi

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He was born in the Rift Valley of Gilgil, Nakuru, Nakuru County, in 1959. He attended Koelel High School, in Gilgil and Nyeri High School, in Nyeri though...

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Gilgil Constituency

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Gilgil is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eleven constituencies in Nakuru County. "Constituency – Constituencies in Kenya". softkenya. Retrieved...

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Kenya Army Infantry

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11th Battalions of the King's African Rifles (KAR) were based at Nanyuki, Gilgil (in the same town as 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, which was at Alanbrooke...

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Harpalus gilgil

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Harpalus gilgil is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Basilewsky in 1946. "Harpalus gilgil Basilewsky, 1946"....

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Gilgil River

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The Gilgil River drains part of the floor of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya and the plateau to the east of the valley, flowing from the north into Lake Naivasha...

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List of rivers of Kenya

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River Olarabel River (Ngusero River) Molo River Perkerra River Njoro River Gilgil River Malewa River Turasha River (Kija river) Southern Ewaso Ng'iro Seyabei...

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Kenya Special Forces

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assistance in the mid 2000s. The Special Operations Training School (SOTS) in Gilgil, Naivasha serves as the premier training establishment for all potential...

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Nakuru County

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represented by Hon. Charity Kathambi Chepkwony – United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Gilgil Constituency represented by Hon. Martha Wangari Wanjira – United Democratic...

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Kenya Army Engineers Brigade

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platoon was formed in Gilgil. The Kenya Army formed a Corps of Engineers in 1965 as an Engineer Company headquartered in Gilgil Barracks. The company...

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Happy Valley set

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Rift Valley with its meagre rivers and a relentless dusty wind that gave Gilgil its name. And so, after finding his ideal farming country, he named this...

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Idi Amin

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as a private in 1947, and served in the 21st KAR infantry battalion in Gilgil, Kenya Colony until 1949. That year, his unit was deployed to northern Kenya...

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Ol Kalou

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range and 40 kilometres east of Nakuru. Ol Kalou is connected by road to Gilgil, Nyahururu and Nakuru. Ol Kalou forms a town council with a population of...

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Mau Mau rebellion

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"shocking health", many of them suffering from malnutrition, while Langata and GilGil were eventually closed in April 1955 because, as the colonial government...

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Nakuru

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track, Nakuru Park (not to be confused with the Langa Langa circuit near Gilgil), operated in the Lake View Estate area from 1956 until the mid 1980s. Nakuru...

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Military hospital

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Taipei - Taiwan Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung - Taiwan Gilgil Regional Military Hospital 37 Military Hospital Kumasi Military Hospital...

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Kenya Army Armoured Brigade

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Ferret Scout cars and one troop of Saladin cars. The troop was then moved to Gilgil to form part of the Support Battalion under the command of Major J. Munyao...

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Kenya Army Artillery Brigade

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Eldoret. The school is based at Archers Post having been relocated there from Gilgil in 1983. The oldest unit is the 66 Artillery Battalion which was first mooted...

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Food security

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A farmer holding up onions he has grown on his farm near Gilgil, Kenya...

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Irgun and Lehi internment in Africa

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in Africa, located in Sembel (near Asmara, Eritrea), Carthago, Sudan and Gilgil (north of Nairobi, Kenya). The deportees were returned in July 1948, only...

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Nakuru District

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Bahati 143,714 6,018 Dundori Elburgon 65,314 23,881 Elburgon Gilgil 91,929 18,805 Gilgil Kamara 42,281 1,452 Mau Summit Keringet 59,863 953 Keringet Kuresoi...

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List of cities and towns in Kenya by population

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Municipality 63,767 Machakos 37. El Wak Municipality 60,732 Mandera 38. Gilgil Municipality 60,711 Nakuru 39. Kimilili Municipality 56,050 Bungoma 40....

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Aberdare Range

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mountain range is located in west central Kenya, northeast of Naivasha and Gilgil and lies just south of the Equator. The mountain range is called Nyandarua...

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