Mai Mahiu

Maai Mahiu
Maai Mahiu
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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]

The Kenya government has established a 50-acre Special Economic Zone in Maai Mahiu,[3] to facilitate investment in the region, in financial, hospitality, retail and recreational facilities.

References

^ Gitonga, Antony (October 17, 2019). "Fanfare as new route is launched". The Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
^ "President Uhuru launches Nairobi-Suswa SGR". Standard Digital. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ "Investors eye 50-acre Special Economic Zone in Mai-Mahiu". The Star. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

[Nairobi-Maai_Mahiu_launched-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.

[3] "Investors eye 50-acre Special Economic Zone in Mai-Mahiu". The Star. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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