Machakos Town Machakos County

What's Machakos Town?

Machakos Town

Machakos Town is located in Machakos County in Kenya. It has a total popupation of 63,767, of which 31,240 (49%) are male and 32,524 (51%) are female.

Economic Activities: County administrative and commercial centre with agriculture, horticulture, livestock, manufacturing, quarrying, wholesale/retail, construction and services.

Machakos Town hosts key institutions like; Machakos County Government; Machakos Level 5 Hospital; Machakos University; Kenya Revenue Authority; Kenya Power; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO); Equity Bank; KCB Bank Kenya; Co-operative Bank of Kenya.

In Machakos Town, you can visit the following places; Machakos People's Park; Iveti Hills; Masinga Dam; Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park; Fourteen Falls.

Nearby Towns: Athi River Kathiani Kangundo Wote Masii

What's in Machakos?

NEWS & EVENTS

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    Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:01:51 GMT
    Man kills wife, two-year-old child before taking own life in Machakos - Citizen Digital

    Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:00:00 GMT
    Machakos to host national schools Term One games - The Star, Kenya

    Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Two arrested with elephant tusks in Machakos - Kenya News Agency

    Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:40:03 GMT
    Machakos Air Quality Index (AQI) and Kenya Air Pollution - IQAir

    Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    President William Samoei Ruto launches the Makaveti-Kyangala-Iiyuni Road in Machakos County - Facebook

    Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Technical Assessment Report: Climate Vulnerability Assessment for the Agriculture Sector in Machakos and Makueni Counties, Kenya - ReliefWeb

    Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Two arrested with Elephant tusks worth Ksh.1.2M in Machakos - Citizen Digital

Statistics on Machakos Town

Total Population
63,767
Male Population
31,240
Female Population
32,524
Male to Female Ratio
0.96