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. Koru is also a location in the Muhoroni division. 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. Koru is located between the stations of Muhoroni and Fort Ternan.
Paleontology
The first fossil remains, Proconsul, is a primate species. It 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
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency Archived 2007-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Kenya_AdminLevels_1-4 Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Standard - Breaking News, Kenya News, World News and Videos".
- ^ Rough Guide Map of Kenya
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