Marafiki AIDS Orphans

Kenya

Kenya [pronounced KEEN-yah], means “the abode of Gods” in the native Kikuyu language. It is generally referred to as “the cradle of mankind”.

Capital: Nairobi
Language: Swahili, English, Kikuyu
Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES)
Population: 30,765,916
Country Code: KE

Kikuyu
(Other names Gikuyu)

Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District.

The town is named after Kikuyu people, the dominant tribe in the area. The town itself has an urban population of 4100, but the surrounding densely populated rural territory adds the total population to 165,594 (1999 census).

Kikuyu has a railway station along the Uganda Railway.

Rafiki AIDS Ministry-Kenya
a Project of Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry, Inc.
Po Box 1680 Kikuyu, KE
Tel. 06631175