Maai Mahiu
Maai Mahiu is located in Kenya
Maai Mahiu
Maai Mahiu
Location of Maai Mahiu
Coordinates: 0°58′51″S 36°35′15″E / 0.98078°S 36.58742°E / -0.98078; 36.58742,
CountryKenya
CountyNakuru County
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Maai Mahiu is a town in Kenya's Nakuru County. The name means "hot water" in native Kikuyu, but another derivative could be "me'imayu", meaning impassable in Maasai.

Maai Mahiu has a train station as well as an inland container depot on the Nairobi–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, which was inaugurated in October 2019.[1][2]

View of Mai Mahiu in 2013.

References

  1. Gitonga, Antony (October 17, 2019). "Fanfare as new route is launched". The Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. "President Uhuru launches Nairobi-Suswa SGR". Standard Digital. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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