![]() It is a busy stadium, being used in many of Kenya Premier League (KPL)'s schedules and Internal matches. There is also Kenyatta Stadium which is adjacent to the Machakos Social Hall and is the home ground to Sofapaka FC. Major sports grounds include the Machakos Golf Club spread over a large lush area including a 9-hole golf course. ![]() It is situated adjacent to Maruba dam, which is the main source of water to Machakos Town. The Machakos Peoples' Park Ī modern recreation park. As the slogan of Machakos County goes, it is "The Place to be". It is on Kituluni Hill, a spot known as Kya Mwilu to the east of Machakos. Kaloleni near Ngelani, is famous for "water flowing against gravity". It is the home town of some of the world's most beautiful sculptures made in Wamunyu. Machakos has hilly scenery, good for camping and hiking. It's a busy place where buses and matatus depart for Machakos and Kitui as well as Western Kenya, Nyanza and the Rift Valley. It has a well-planned bus terminal at the heart of the town popularly known as the 'Machakos Airport'. Machakos town has good road infrastructure and town planning. It has the larger administrative offices in lower Ukambani. Machakos has a number of banks such a Barclays, Equity, National Bank, NIC Bank, Credit Bank, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), Standard Chartered, K-rep, Co-operative and Kenya Commercial in the CBD and the Universal traders sacco. Mavoko area of Machakos houses a major nation's cement mining sites and factories. Machakos' open air markets sells many products. One of Machakos' busiest areas, Ngei Road. Source: Economy, Mining, transport and tourism Machakos town is on hill terrain and surrounded by Iveti hills. Sudan-related peace talks were held in Machakos, resulting in the Machakos Protocol on 20 July 2002. The town and county were named after Masaku wa Munyati, a Kamba chief who arrived in the area in 1816 from the area around Sultan Hamud. Prominent politicians from the town included: Mwatu wa Ngoma, Paul Joseph Ngei, Mutisya Mulu and Jonstone Muthama. Technically Machakos is the oldest administrative municipality in east and central Africa. Machakos was the first administrative centre for the British colony, the capital was moved to Nairobi in 1899 when Machakos was by-passed by the Uganda Railway that was under construction. Machakos was established in 1887 by Sakshi Shah, ten years before Nairobi. Machakos is surrounded by hilly terrain, with a high number of family farms. People who live here are mostly of the Akamba ethnicity. Its population is rapidly growing and was 150,041 as of 2009 and Machakos County had a population of 1,421,932 as of 2019. It is the capital of the Machakos County, Kenya. Machakos, also called Masaku is a town in Kenya, 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Nairobi.
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