Machakos, also called Masaku, is a town in Machakos County, Kenya. Serving as the capital of the county, its urban population was 63,767 as of 2019. Machakos was established in 1887 by Sakshi Shah, ten years before Nairobi was established. Machakos was designated as the first administrative centre when the British established their colony in the late 19th century. Machakos is on a hilly terrain surrounded by Iveti hills. In 1899 the British moved the capital to Nairobi, after Machakos was bypassed by construction of the Uganda Railway. More information...
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