Wajir

Wajir

Wajir is a town in North Eastern Province, Kenya. It is headquarter of Wajir District. The town is located at around coord|1|44|50|N|40|4|8|E. It has a population of 32,207 [1999 census] . [http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf] .

Wajir is located in an arid area prone to drought. In spring 2006 there was a severe famine. Four new districts were created in August 2007. They are Wajir East, Wajir South, Wajir North and Wajir West. All have new headquarters and new district commissioners.


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