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Emali

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Emali is a town located along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Kenya straddling the Makueni County and Kajiado County boundaries. It is a popular resting place for truck drivers ferrying goods from the Mombasa port to inland destinations such as Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali and even the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is known as "the town that never sleeps" due to its vibrant night life. The town is inhabited by the Kamba and Maasai tribes.

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Place details

Locality
Emali/Mulala ward
Region
Makueni
Country
Kenya
Population
18,325
Timezone
Africa/Nairobi

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Kenya
Located in
Makueni County
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Emali is a town located along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Kenya straddling the Makueni County and Kajiado County boundaries. It is a popular resting place for truck drivers ferrying goods from the Mombasa port to inland destinations such as Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali and even the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is known as "the town that never sleeps" due to its vibrant night life. The town is inhabited by the Kamba and Maasai tribes.

==Boundary== The railway line is the constitutional boundary cutting Emali into two. The northeastern portion administratively belongs to Makueni County while the Southwestern portion belongs to Kajiado County.

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