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Mlolongo

Machakos County, Kenya · Africa

About Mlolongo

Mlolongo is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Athi River, 17km from Carnivore Restaurant.

Mlolongo is in Machakos County, Kenya, with about 140,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Athi River, about 8 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Mlolongo: Carnivore Restaurant (17 km).

Where is Mlolongo?

Mlolongo is in Machakos County, Kenya, about 8 km from Athi River.

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Quick Information

Population
136,351
Continent
Africa
Country
Kenya
Region
Machakos County
Timezone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-1.3964, 36.9403

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Kenya

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Mlolongo

1 notable place within an hour's drive.

restaurant

Carnivore Restaurant

An open-air Nairobi institution founded in 1980, where meat is carved from Maasai swords onto cast-iron plates until you lower the paper flag on your table. Long a first or last night ritual for Kenyan safari trips.

17 km · about 20 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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