Kakamega Forest

Western Kenya borders Rift Valley and Nyanza with Kakamega town being  the provincial headquaters of the region which is home to the abaluyia community.

In Shinyalu Division of Kakamega District, is a world famous equatorial rainforest known for its diversity of bird and insect life. Its uniqueness has made consevation its top priority. Step into the Kakamega forest and you definetly get the feeling that you are in an African Amazon.

This rainforest the only on of its kind in Kenya covers an area of 240 square kilometers and has more than 380 different types of plants and 400 species of butterfly, many of which can only be found here. Read more