Burnt Forest is a town in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.[1]
Burnt Forest | |
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  Burnt Forest Location in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 00°53′00″N 35°07′00″E / 0.88333°N 35.11667°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Uasin Gishu County |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
History
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Burnt Forest, Uasin Gishu, Kenya". mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ 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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