Kijabe
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Kijabe is a town in Kenya.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The name Kijabe likely derives from the Maasai 'Donyo Kejabe' meaning 'place of the wind'.
Description
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It stands on the edge of the Great Rift Valley at an altitude of 2200m, some 50 kilometres north-west of Nairobi. Kijabe is located in the sub-county of Lari, Kiambu County. Kijabe had a population of 2,026 people in 2019.[1] Kijabe has a railway station along the Uganda Railway. The town is located between Limuru and Naivasha.
There are actually two places called Kijabe. Kijabe Town is located approximately 2 km north-west of Kijabe Mission Station. Kijabe Town is the closest settlement to the Railway Station of the same name and is a community of small land holders. Kijabe mission station is the home of Kijabe Hospital, AIC-CURE International Children's Hospital of Kenya, Moffatt Bible College, Kijabe Youth Charity initiative, a group that helps the less privileged in the society, and Rift Valley Academy, a school for children of missionaries, expats, and Kenyan Nationals established in 1906 and Kijabe Guesthouse.
History
[edit | edit source]Kijabe is a town in the lands of the Maasai people. During British colonial times, it served a mission station. However in recent times, it has been turned into a medical community.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- http://www.kijabe.org[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110725095331/http://www.kijabeguesthouse.org/
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