Hola, Kenya
| Hola, Kenya | |
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Tana River ferry
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| Coordinates: 1°40′S 40°02′E / 1.667°S 40.033°E | |
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 Kenya
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| Province | Tana River County |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 6,932 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Hola, also known as Galole is a small town in Kenya on the Tana River with a population of 6,932. Hola is the capital of the Tana River County. It is a busy market town, and portal to Ijara District and north-eastern province by local canoe ferry across the Tana River. In addition to the Hola agricultural irrigation scheme, there is a District Hospital and a Kenya Prisons facility located within the town. After the new election the town become the headquarters of the Tana river county. the office of the governor is located in Hola town. the county has three constituencies, Bura, Galole and Garsen. the county has a number of elected officials namely Governor, senator, women representative, deputy governor and three member of parliament. the county also has 15 ward representatives.
Hola was the site of a detention camp, the location of the Hola massacre in 1959. Eleven Mau Mau detainees were clubbed to death by prison wardens employed by the British. The victims were Mau Mau freedom fighters being held in the camp as part of Operation Anvil. After the Hola massacre the name of Hola was changed to Galole by the Colonial Government so that this cruel episode would be forgotten. In 1971, in a bid to revive African history, President Kenyatta ordered that Galole revert to its original name. Kenyatta gave this order after he met with a large delegation from Tana River. Since then Galole is again known as Hola.
Coordinates: 1°30′S 40°02′E / 1.500°S 40.033°E
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