Siakago is a town in
Embu County,
Kenya
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. It was previously the capital of the former
Mbeere District
Mbeere District was a former administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Siakago. The district had a population of 170,950 and an area of 2,093 km2. The district was split from Embu District in 1996. In ...
of
Eastern Province. It hosted Mbeere county council and was also headquarters of Siakago division of Mbeere District. In 1999, Siakago division had a population of 34,330, of whom 2,312 were classified urban (1999 census.) Siakago is located 25 kilometres east of
Embu
Embu may refer to:
Places
; in Brazil
* Embu das Artes
* Embu-Guaçu
; in Kenya
* Embu, Kenya
* Embu County
Other
* Embu people of Kenya
*Embu language
Embu, also known as Kîembu, is a Bantu language of Kenya. It is spoken by the Embu peopl ...
town. The
Kiangombe
Kiangombe is a town and commune of Angola, located in the province of Cuanza Norte.
See also
* Communes of Angola
The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are Administrative division, administrative units in Angola after Municipalities of Ang ...
mountain lies just east of Siakago.
On November 6, 2010
Peter Karanja, a jealous
Administration Police officer, killed 10 people in a shooting spree.
[Daily Nation, November 7, 2010]
Shock as AP kills 10 in love triangle drama
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The Member of Parliament for Siakago Constituency (now Mbeere North) is the Hon. Muriuki Charles Njagagua, MP, while the Siakago Constituency Development Fund Account Manager is Mr. Richard Maingi.
References
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Embu County
Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)