Webuye
| Webuye | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| county | Bungoma County | ||
| Residents | 19,600 pop. | ||
| height | 1523 m | ||
| Telephone code | 055 | ||
| Coordinates | 0 ° 37 ′ N , 34 ° 46 ′ E | ||
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Webuye is an industrial city in Bungoma County , Kenya . Webuye is located on the A 104. The Nzoia flows through the city , outside Webuye are the Broderick Falls, which used to give the city its name.
Industry
Chemical industry and sugar factories are located in Webuye. The largest employer was Pan African Paper Mills, which opened in 1970 and employed 2,000 people. The factory was closed in February 2009, since then Webuye has been losing more and more residents and the crime rate is rising.
Infrastructure
In addition to some schools, the Kenya Medical Training College has been located in Webuye since 2005. There is also a health center next to the Webuye District Hospital. The Bungoma diocese of the Roman Catholic Church maintains a school for the deaf in Webuye, St. Anthony's School.
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Trillo: Rough Guide to Kenya , here online at books.google.
- ↑ Daniel Wesangulap: Webuye's rapid decline into a crime-ridden ghost town , article in the Daily Nation on 1 August, 2009.
- ↑ Homepage of the Kenya Medical Training College
- ↑ Homepage of the Diocese of Bungoma ( Memento of August 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive )