Mai Mahiu

Maai -Mahiu is a town in Kenya's Nakuru County that means "hot water" in native Kikuyu.It is named so bacause of a natural spring that produces hot water,24/7 all year round.However the other derivative could be "me'imayu" meaning impassable in Maasai.

Maai Mahiu
Maai Mahiu is located in Kenya
Maai Mahiu
Maai Mahiu
Location of Maai Mahiu
Coordinates: 0.98078°S 36.58742°E / -0.98078; 36.58742,
CountryKenya
CountyNakuru County
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Maai-mahiu is located in the Riftvalley Nakuru county.It has a great view point of the escarpment and Riftvalley in general, Mt Longonot is also seen though at a distance.

At the escarpment, Maai-mahiu has a great meandering road that was constructed by the Italians in the early 1900s. The road is a real marvel of traditional engineering.The road connects Nakuru county, Kiambu and Narok counties. Along the road there is a church that was constructed by the Italians in the same era, locals refer to it as "mskiti". There are also Curious shops that sell various traditional materials.

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 Maai-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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