Burnt Forest

Burnt Forest
Burnt Forest is located in Kenya
Burnt Forest
Burnt Forest
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 00°53′00″N 35°07′00″E / 0.88333°N 35.11667°E / 0.88333; 35.11667
Country Kenya
CountyUasin Gishu County
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Burnt Forest is a town in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.[1]

History

In the 1960s, forested land in what is now the town of Burnt Forest was cleared to make way for farms.[2]

The town has suffered ethnic clashes after the 1992, 1997 and 2007 Kenyan presidential elections.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu, Kenya". mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. ^ a b Hull, C. Bryson (2008-01-11). "Ghost of Moi surfaces in Kenya's violence". U.S. Retrieved 2022-12-07.


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