Solai is a town in
Nakuru County
Nakuru County is a county in Kenya. It is County number 32 out of the 47 Kenyan Counties. Nakuru County is a host to Kenya's Forth City – Nakuru City. On 1 December 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta awarded a City Charter status to Nakuru, ranki ...
,
Kenya. It is located about thirty kilometers north of the county capital,
Nakuru. Lake Solai lies to its north.
Administratively, Solai is a
location in
Solai division of Nakuru County. Solai location has a population of 35,949. Solai is also an electoral ward in
Subukia Constituency
Subukia Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of the eleven constituencies in Nakuru County, and the least populated of all with a population of 85,164 people according to the 2019 census report. The constituency has three w ...
and Nakuru County Council
.
Elevation = 1952m.
Transport
Solai is the terminus of a branch railway coming from Rongai, which has been disused for over 30 years. About 25% of this railway line have been vandalized by now, with increases over the last years. As of lately, KRC and railway police have dismantled and carried away tracks and sleepers for "safe storage".
History
On May 9, 2018, the
Patel dam outside Solai broke, killing at least 47 and leaving over 2000 people homeless.
References
Populated places in Rift Valley Province
Nakuru County
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