Makeni, Zambia

This article is about the suburb of Lusaka, Zambia. For the city in Sierra Leone, see Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Makeni is a suburb in Lusaka, Zambia. The Makeni Ecumenical Centre is situated here, providing primary, secondary and adult education courses in a variety of vocational subjects, as well as clinics, family planning services, and an AIDS orphan village.

The origins of the name Makeni are unclear. However the Livingstone Mail [1] reported that in 1914 Major Boyd Cunningham had a farm called Makeni in Lusaka.[2]

A folk etymology has been suggested that the name derives from a Scottish name, McKenny.[citation needed]

Schools include Bayuni School and Makeni Centre Primary School.

It is the home of the Majestic Casino and The Great Wall Chinese Casino.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ So this was Lusaakas, 2nd Edition, Richard Sampson, 1971, p.42
  2. ^ Showtime: A history of the Agricultural and Commercial Society of Zambia, 1914-1976, Dick Hobson (1979)


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