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Koru, Kenya
Village in Kisumu County, Kenya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Koru is a small town centre in Kisumu County, Kenya, Africa (0.1833° S, 35.2667° E). It forms an electoral ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council.[1] Koru is also a location in the Muhoroni division.[2] It is at an elevation of 1540m.
Transport
The town centre is served by a station on a lightly built branchline of the national railway system. In 2009, this branchline was upgraded.[3] Koru is located between the stations of Muhoroni and Fort Ternan.[4]
Paleontology
The first fossil remains Proconsul, a primate species, was found in Koru in 1909 by a gold prospector.
Notable people
- Robert Ouko, Kenyan foreign minister, was murdered near his home in Koru and his body was found at the nearby Got Alila hill.
References
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