The Eastern Province of Kenya is one of seven regions of the country. Its northern boundary is with Ethiopia; The North Eastern and Coast provinces lie to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces run along its western border.The provincial capital is Embu. Image File history File links Kenya-Eastern. ... . North Eastern is one of Kenyas administrative provinces. ... The Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili among others. ... Embu is a busy town approximately 120 kilometers north of Nairobi and serves as the provincial headquarters of Eastern Province in Kenya. ...

It is principally inhabited by the Kamba and several pastoralist communities. In 1979 its population was 2.7 million; in 1999, 4,631,779 (according to the 1999 Census). It's the second largest province, with 159,891 Km². There is also Kemba in Gabon, see Kemba, Gabon The Kamba people (Wakamba) are a Bantu people who live in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya stretching east from Nairobi to Tsavo and north up to Embu, Kenya. ... Pastoralists are people whose main source of livelihood is livestock with which they move seasonally in search of fresh pasture and water. ...

Geography

The eastern half of Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf renamed) is within the province; as is the Chalbi Desert and Mount Kenya. The climate is arid to semi arid. View over Lake Turkana Lake Turkana, formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya (although the far northern end of the lake crosses into Ethiopia), which covers a surface area of 6405 km² (2473 mi²), making it the worlds largest permanent desert... Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya, and the second-highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro). ...

Districts

There are thirteen districts in the Eastern Province:

• Embu -- capital Embu
• Isiolo -- capital Isiolo
• Kitui -- capital Kitui
• Machakos -- capital Machakos
• Makueni -- capital Wote
• Marsabit -- capital Marsabit
• Mbeere -- capital Siakago
• Meru Central -- capital Meru
• Meru North -- Capital Maua -also known as Nyambene District
• Meru South -- capital Chuka -also known as Nithi District
• Moyale -- capital Moyale
• Mwingi -- capital Mwingi
• Tharaka -- capital Tharaka

Embu is a busy town approximately 120 kilometers north of Nairobi and serves as the provincial headquarters of Eastern Province in Kenya. ... Isiolo is a town and Catholic diocese in central Kenya. ... Kitui is a district in Eastern Province of Kenya. ... Machakos is a district in Eastern Province of Kenya. ... Introduction Marsabit is a massive, 6300 sq km basaltic shield volcano located 170km east of the center of east African Rift. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Moyale is a town on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya, with parts of it existing in both countries. ...

Provinces of Kenya
Central | Coast | Eastern | Nairobi Area | North Eastern | Nyanza | Rift Valley | Western