Koru, Kenya

Koru is a small town centre in Kisumu County, Kenya, Africa (0.1833° S, 35.2667° E). It forms an electoral ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council.[1] Koru is also a location in the Muhoroni division.[2] It is at an elevation of 1540m.

Transport

The town centre is served by a station on a lightly built branchline of the national railway system. In 2009, this branchline was upgraded.[3] Koru is located between the stations of Muhoroni and Fort Ternan.[4]

Paleontology

The first fossil remains Proconsul, a primate species, was found in Koru in 1909 by a gold prospector.

Notable people

• Robert Ouko, Kenyan foreign minister, was murdered near his home in Koru and his body was found at the nearby Got Alila hill.

References

1. Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
2. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Kenya_AdminLevels_1-4 Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
3. "The Standard - Breaking News, Kenya News, World News and Videos".
4. Rough Guide Map of Kenya

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