Kigali, population 965,398 (2009), is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962.
The city is built in hilly country, sprawling across about four ridges and the valleys in between. The city centre is located on one of these ridges, with the main government area on another. The bigger houses and office buildings tend to be on the tops of the ridges, while the poorer people live in the valleys. The city is ringed most of the way round by higher hills, with some suburban sprawl rising up these. The highest of these is Mt. Kigali, with an elevation of 1,850m (6,075 ft) above sea level.

Entebbe is situated on the shores of Lake Victoria, about 30 kms. from the city of Kampala. Some Government administrative offices are located here, and Uganda's International airport. The Botanical Gardens are situated on the lake shore and there is an area here of virgin forest.

Nyeri is the administrive headquateres for the Central Province. The town is situated about 150 km north Nairobi, in the country's densely populated and fertile Central Highlands, lying between the eastern base of the Aberdare Range and the western slopes of Mount Kenya. Nyeri's Central Business District is small. The surrounding countryside is lush and intensely cultivated. Nyeri is the burial place of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement

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Voi is the main town of the southern area of Kenya, with a developing industrial and commercial center. It is situated on the main Nairobi/ Mombasa road, and is the junction for the road heading to the Tanzanian border at Tavata. It was in the first rail head when the line was under construction, and is still a major station. The Tsavo East National Park borders almost on the town, and to the west you find vast sisal estates, leading into the Taita Hills.

Kabarnet is a town in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The small town has a spectacular setting on top of the Kamasia massif with views east over the Rift Valley towards Lakes Baringo and Bogoria, and west down into the plunging Kerio Valley.

Embu is the provincial headquarters of Eastern Province and is located amongst the hills on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya. The surrounding land is rich and fertile, and fed by streams off the mountain.

Kisumu is the capital of Western Kenya and the country's third largest population centre. Kisumu came into existence with the completion of the Uganda Railway and was briefly called Port Florence. Situated on the shores of Lake Victoria this large city is one of light industry and small fisheries. Attractions in the city include Kibuye Market, the Kisumu Museum, an impala sanctuary, a bird sanctuary, Hippo Point, and the nearby Kit Mikaye and Ndere Island National Park.

Kakamega is a pleasant, lively town, about 50 kilometres away from Kisumu. It is the main town of the Luhya people. In the 1930s it was the centre of Gold mining in Kenya. Kakamega is the third largest city in Kenya and is a port city on Lake Victoria. The area receives a very high amount of annual precipitation and contains Kakamega Forest, a preserve which is a remnant of a rainforest that stretched west through Uganda.

Jinja town is situated at the head of the Napoleon Gulf on the northern end of Lake Victoria, at the source of the River Nile. Speke was the first European to see the source of the Nile ,in 1862. The Owen Falls dam, built in 1954, supplies electricity to most of Uganda, and some to Kenya.

Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. It is a fairly compact city, built on seven hills, a short distance north of the shores of Lake Victoria. It presently has a population of about 800,000.