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The home of Flamingoes, Nakuru town fondly reffered to as Naxs by the locals, the name Nakuru means ‘dust or dusty place ‘ in the Masaai language. The town is the headquarters of Nakuru County and was also the provincial headquarters of Rift valley province. The town and the county generally offers a spectacular view and has numerous tourism attraction sites. The county is the home to Menengai Crater, which is a dormant volcano. The Menengai is the second largest clader in the world but the largest in kenya.

Nakuru town also has the Lake Nakuru which is habited by the famous flamingoes. The lake is adjacent to the Lake Nakuru National park. The lake has an a bundance of the the algae, the algae is the  a favorite food for the Flamingoes, this evidenced by the fact that the colour of the flamingo ranges from light pink to dark red. The color variation is determined by the amount of aqueous bacteria and beta carotene obtained from the food supply. The flamingo attracts the opposite sex to mate by their colorings. The brightly colored flamingoes are normally brightly colored and normally look healthy. On the other hand a flamingo which is pale in color or looks whitish is often an indication of poor feeding and has a lower chance for mating. 

 

 

Nakuru town has a well developed hospitality industry which is serves both the locals and the international tourists, some of the hotels in nakuru just to mention afew includes Midland Hotel, Hilcourt Resort and Spa, Bontana Hotel, hotel cathay, hotel Genevieve, Graceland hotel , Avenue Suite Hotel, Merica Hotel, sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, Ziwa Bush lodge, Jumia Guest Hotel among others. These hotels offers various services to suit the needs of the guests. The Hotels range from luxurious suites, to budget room hotels .

Nakuru towm is also home to the Rift Valley Sports Club which hosts the local cricket tournaments. The other major sporting activity is rugby, the Nakuru Rugby Football club which trains and plays at the Nakuru Athletic Club is a very popular team. The team nicknamed the ‘’Wanyore RFC” has performed very well in rugby and has competed competitively in the National Rugby league circuit, the Kenya Cup for the main team and the Erick Shirley shield for developing sides. The team hosts two major rugby events in the Kenya Rugby Union calendar which is played in Nakuru, these are the Great Rift 10 A Side and the Prinsloo sevens. Apart from the two mentioned sports of cricket and rugby the town also has various football clubs, volley ball among others.