Mbale town is the headquarter of Vihiga County in western Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It is also called Maragoli

Maragoli

The Maragoli, or Logoli , are the second largest tribe of the 6 million-strong Luhya nation in Kenya, after the Bukusu. The dialect they speak is called Llogoli, Urulogoli, or Maragoli....

, which is the name of the indigineus inhabitants of the area, and is home to the annual Maragoli Cultural Festival

Maragoli Cultural Festival

Held in Mbale town every 26 December, the Maragoli Cultural Festival was for a long time, in decades gone by, the biggest event of the year in the region - coming a day after chrismas: probably the biggest holiday in kenya; and frequently attended by the former president Daniel Arap Moi.It is a...

 which is held every 26 December.

Uganda has a town also called Mbale

Mbale

Mbale is a city in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municiplal, administrative and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region. The district is named after the town.-Location:...

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Mbale's population is around 600,000 people of different races which include Kikuyu, Kisii and Luo. Mbale has 5 major hotels and 4 major bars that serve people as far as Kisumu and Kakamega. Mbale has 3 major banks and one Sacco bank, mainly the Barclays bank, Equity bank and Kenya commercial bank(KCB) and the Sacco bank being Kakamega teachers Sacco society which is yet to be officially launched but is functioning at the moment. Mbale has over a hundred small businesses such as shops, tailoring, bread distribution, cyber cafe services and hotels.

Schools

The town has 10 primary schools (tertiary) and 5 secondary or high schools - major ones being Hambale primary,Idavaga Muslim Primary, Shalom academy, Mukuli primary Mbale high school,St.Claires Maragoli, Kegoye secondary and Mbihi secondary.