<P> Kakamega was the scene of the Kakamega gold rush in the early 1930s, fueled partly by the reports of the geologist Albert Ernest Kitson . </P> <P> Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology is a new institution of higher learning created by an act of parliament in December 2006 which is in the heart of Kakamega town on the Kakamega - Webuye road . It is expected to spur growth in this capital of Western Province . </P> <P> Kakamega Forest is the main tourist destination in the area . Another attraction is the Crying Stone of Ilesi located along the highway towards Kisumu . It is a 40 metres high rock dome resembling a human figure whose "eyes" drop water . </P> <P> In the recently concluded elections, Wycliffe Oparanya was voted as the first Governor of Kakamega County . Kakamega forms a municipality with ten wards (Amalemba, Bukhulunya, Central, Mahiakalo, Maraba, Matende, Milimani, Musaa, Shibiriri and Sichilayi). All of them belong to Lurambi Constituency, which has a total of fifteen wards . The remaining five are located within Kakamega municipal Council, the rural council of Kakamega District . </P>

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