Kapenguria Museum
The Kapenguria Museum is a museum located in Kapenguria, Kenya. The museum is located inside the prison where prominent leaders of the Kenyan independence movement were held and put on trial in 1952/3.- Type: Museum
- Description: a station where the prominent leaders were imprisoned.and also it is remembered by many for the leaders fought day and night for our independence...for us kenyans to be free
- Also known as: “kapenguria museum”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapenguria and Makutano.
Kapenguria
Town
Kapenguria is a town in Kenya and the capital of West Pokot County. It lies north-east of Kitale on the A1 road along the Kitale–Lodwar corridor in north-western Kenya. Kapenguria is situated 4½ km northwest of Kapenguria Museum.
Makutano
Village
Makutano is a settlement in Kenya's West Pokot County. Makutano is situated 5 km northwest of Kapenguria Museum.
Morkwijit
Village
Morkwijit is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province, located in the region of Trans Nzoia. It lies approximately 22 km away from Trans Nzoia's capital, Kitale, and around 334 km from Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Morkwijit is situated 5 km southwest of Kapenguria Museum.
Kapenguria Museum
- Categories: prison museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: West Pokot County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
1.22767° or 1° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
35.12411° or 35° 7′ 27″ eastOperator
National Museums of KenyaOpen location code
6GHQ64HF+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 14010773925OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15036538
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In Other Languages
From Hausa to Swahili—“Kapenguria Museum” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Gidan kayan tarihi na Kapenguria”
- Swahili: “Makumbusho ya Kapenguria”
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