List of sites and monuments in Kenya

This is a list of sites and monuments of historic value that are maintained by the National Museums of Kenya.

Historic sites[]

Monument wmke-identifier	Description	Date in gazette as monument	Original function	Built	County	Location	Address	Comment	Coordinates	Image
1	Mnarani ruins	1929			Kilifi County	Kilifi			3°37′52″S 39°51′01″E / 3.631123°S 39.850316°E / -3.631123; 39.850316 (SL. No.)
2	Mtwapa	1935			Kilifi County	Kilifi			3°56′45″S 39°44′39″E / 3.945776°S 39.744215°E / -3.945776; 39.744215 (SL. No.)
3	Mambrui	1935			Kilifi County	Kilifi			3°05′34″S 40°09′01″E / 3.092672°S 40.150348°E / -3.092672; 40.150348 (SL. No.)
4	Redoubt	1935			Mombasa County	Mombasa
5	Shirazi	1935			Kwale County	Kwale			4°31′28″S 39°25′02″E / 4.524575°S 39.4172°E / -4.524575; 39.4172 (SL. No.)
6	Selengai Stone	1935			Kajiado County	Kajiado
7	Selengai wells	1935			Kwale County	Kwale
8	Tumbe	1935			Kwale County	Kwale
9	Takaungu south	1935			Kilifi County	Takaungu			3°40′52″S 39°51′21″E / 3.681146°S 39.855859°E / -3.681146; 39.855859 (SL. No.)
10	Trumpet metal	1935			Mombasa County
11	Trumpet ivory	1935			Mombasa County
12	Vasco da Gama pillar	1935			Kilifi County	Malindi			3°11′33″S 40°07′43″E / 3.192621°S 40.128708°E / -3.192621; 40.128708 (SL. No.)
13	Old watch towers	1935			Mombasa County
14	Tiwi	1935			Kwale County	Kwale			4°14′23″S 39°34′30″E / 4.239681°S 39.575025°E / -4.239681; 39.575025 (SL. No.)
15	Kilepwa island	1954			Kilifi County	Kilifi
16	Kariandusi	1954			Nakuru County	Nakuru			0°27′24″S 36°17′00″E / 0.456614°S 36.28335°E / -0.456614; 36.28335 (SL. No.)
17	Jamadra mosque	1956			Kilifi County	Malindi
18	Sheikh Said	1956			Kilifi County	Kilifi
19	Sheikh Othman	1956			Kilifi County	Malindi
20	Manda town ruins	1956			Lamu County	Manda Island			2°18′25″S 40°55′28″E / 2.30702°S 40.924559°E / -2.30702; 40.924559 (SL. No.)
21	Jumaa mosque	1958			Mombasa County
22	Luziwa	1958			Mombasa County
23	Mambore	1958			Lamu County	Lamu
24	Riadha uwani	1958			Mombasa County	Mombasa
25	Siyu	1958			Lamu County	Pate Island
26	Takaungu north	1958			Kilifi County	Takaungu			3°40′54″S 39°51′21″E / 3.681553°S 39.855777°E / -3.681553; 39.855777 (SL. No.)
27	Jamia of Siyu	1958			Lamu County	Pate Island
28	Lango la Shee of Siyu	1958			Lamu County	Pate Island
29	Bwana shali patani	1958			Mombasa County
30	Faza	1958			Mombasa County				2°03′16″S 41°06′33″E / 2.054346°S 41.109195°E / -2.054346; 41.109195 (SL. No.)
31	Jumaa Mtwapa	1958			Kilifi County	Kilifi
32	Mwana	1958			Lamu County	Lamu			2°14′59″S 40°54′49″E / 2.249731°S 40.913587°E / -2.249731; 40.913587 (SL. No.)
33	Pillar tomb	1958			Mombasa County
34	Mgangani	1959			Kilifi County	Kilifi
35	Fort Jesus National Monument	1970			Mombasa County	Mombasa			4°03′44″S 39°40′47″E / 4.062349°S 39.679695°E / -4.062349; 39.679695 (SL. No.)
36	Gede Ruins National Monument	1970			Kilifi County	Kilifi
37	Olorgesailie national monument	1970			Kajiado County	Kajiado
38	Kenyatta house – Maralal	1977			Samburu County	Samburu
39	Portuguese shipwreck	1977			Mombasa County	Mombasa
40	Kilombe Archeological site	1980			Nakuru County	Nakuru
41	Thimlich Ohinga	1981			Migori County	Kadem
42	Lanet prehistoric site	1981			Nakuru County	Lanet
43	Sibiloi National Park	1981			Marsabit County	Marsabit	[1]		3°57′38″N 36°20′33″E / 3.96055556°N 36.3425°E / 3.96055556; 36.3425 (SL. No.)
44	Mai Mahiu Catholic Church (Italian church) a.k.a. Travelers Church			1942	Nakuru County	Mai Mahiu
45	Fort Ternan Palaeo site	1981			Kericho County	Fort Ternan
46	Songhor palaeo	1981			Kisumu County	Muhoroni
47	Muguruk Archeological site	1981			Kisumu County	East of
48	Kapurtay prehistoric site	1981			Nandi County	South Aintomotua river
49	Muhanda fort	1981			Bungoma County	Bungoma
50	Kijabe church	1981			Kiambu County	Kiambu
51	Chetambe's fort	1981			Bungoma County	Bungoma
52	Kanam Prehistoric site	1982			Homa Bay County	Homa Bay
53	Kanjera Prehistoric site	1982			Homa Bay County	close to Mount Homa
54	Jumba La Mtwana Ruins	1982			Lamu County	Lamu
55	Takwa Milinga Ruins	1982			Kilifi County	Kilifi
56	Pate Ruins	1982			Lamu County	Lamu
57	Brooks quarry prehistorics site	1982			Lamu County	Manda Island
58	Chemogoch prehistoric site	1982			Kisumu County	East of Muhoroni
59	Bwana Bakari mosque	1982			Lamu County	Pate Island
60	Bwana Tamu	1982			Mombasa County
61	Kongo mosque	1983			Kwale County	Kwale
62	Shaka ruins	1983			Tana River County	Tana River
63	Kwa wanawali saba	1983			Tana River County	Tana River
64	Kwa ungwana wa mashaa	1983			Tana River County	Tana River
65	Ishakani III	1983			Lamu County	Lamu
66	Ishakani II	1983			Lamu County	Lamu
67	Ishakani I	1983			Lamu County	Lamu
68	Kisauni bell tower	1983			Mombasa County	Kisauni
69	Shanga, Pate Island	1983			Lamu County	Lamu
70	Mbaraki pillar	1983			Mombasa County	Mombasa
71	Omwe	1983			Lamu County	Lamu
72	Kiunga	1983			Lamu County	Lamu
73	Diani ruins	1983			Kwale County	Kwale
74	Lamu Fort	1984			Lamu County	Lamu
75	Old law courts	1985			Mombasa County	Mombasa
76	Historic lamu town	1986			Lamu County	Lamu
77	Historic old town, MSA	1990			Mombasa County	Mombasa
78	DO's office Malindi	1991			Kilifi County	Malindi
79	Mama Ngina drive	1991			Mombasa County	Mombasa
80	Kaya Diani	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
81	Kaya muhaka	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
82	Kaya Galu(Ganzoni)	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
83	Kaya kinondo	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
84	Chale island sacred grove	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
85	Shimoni cave	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
86	Kaya bogowa	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
87	Kaya gandini	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
88	Kaya mtai	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
89	Dugumura hill sacred grove	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
90	Kaya kwale	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
91	Kaya Dzombo	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
92	Mrima hill sacred grove	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
93	Kaya Ukunda	1992			Kwale County	Kwale
94	Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum	1995			Nakuru County	Nakuru
95	Kaya fungo	1996			Kilifi County	Fungo
96	Kaya kauma	1996			Kilifi County
97	Kaya chivara	1996			Kilifi County
98	Leven House	1996			Mombasa County	Mombasa
99	Lord Egerton Castle	1996			Nakuru County
100	Mombasa golf club	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
101	Kaya mtswakara	1997			Kwale County	Kasemeni
102	Castle Hotel	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
103	Holy ghost cathedral	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
104	City park	1997			Nairobi County	Nairobi
105	St Emmanuel Church, Frere Town	1997			Mombasa County	Nyali
106	Kericho Wagon Works Ltd	1997			Kericho County	Kericho
107	Kaya Mstwakara	1997			Kwale County	Kasemeni
108	Babu Motors	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
109	Kilindini House	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
110	Ivory House	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
111	Issa Thawar House	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
112	MSA Hospital Dispensary	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
113	Central Police Station	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
114	District Officer's Office, Mombasa	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
115	Anglican Cathedral	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
116	Mackinnon Market	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
117	Alidina Visram School	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
118	Grindlay's Bank Intn'l	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
119	National Bank of Kenya	1997			Mombasa County	Mombasa
120	Fort hall	1998			Muranga County	Murang'a
121	Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga	1998			Muranga County	Gakuyu
122	Kaya Mudzi Muvya	1998			Kilifi County	Rabai
123	Kaya Lunguma	1998			Kilifi County	Golini
124	Sheikh Mwinyime Shrine	1998			Mombasa County	Mombasa
125	Former Parklands Railways Staff	1998			Nairobi County	Parklands
126	Kaya Choni	1998			Kwale County	Gandini
127	Muyu wa Kae, Swahili settlement	1999			Kilifi County	Marereni
128	Kaya Boumu/Fimboni	1999			Kilifi County
129	Kaya Mzizima	1999			Kilifi County
130	The First District Commissioner's	2000			Machakos County	Machakos
131	Jeevanjee Gardens	2000			Nairobi County	Nairobi
132	Ronald Ngala's Tombstone	2000			Kilifi County	Kaloleni
133	Old St. Marks A.C.K. Sagala	2000			Taita Taveta County	Sagala
134	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga	2000			Kisii County	Nyamira			0°06′43″S 34°13′48″E / 0.111992°S 34.229869°E / -0.111992; 34.229869 (SL. No.)
135	The Calton Fenzi Memorial Stone	2000			Nairobi County	Nairobi
136	St. Paul's Church (A.C.K)	2000			Kiambu County	Kikuyu
137	The War Memorial Statue	2000			Nairobi County	Nairobi
138	Lamu District Veterinary Office	2000			Lamu County	Lamu
139	Government Rest House-Sori	2001			Homa Bay County	Karungu
140	The Old SDA Church – Rapedhi	2001			Homa Bay County
141	Muliro Gardens	2001			Kakamega County	Kakamega
142	Institute of African Studies – Chiromo	2001			Nairobi County	Chiromo campus, University of Nairobi
143	Nyeri Provincial Police	2001			Nyeri County	Nyeri
144	Nyeri Club	2001			Nyeri County
145	White Rhino Hotel, Nyeri	2001			Nyeri County
146	Tumutumu P.C.E.A Church, Nyeri	2001			Nyeri County	Konyu
147	P.C.E.A. Tumu Tumu Secretary's	2001			Nyeri County
148	Macalder Mines	2001			Migori County	South East Kadem
149	Old Provincial Commissioner's	2001			Kisumu County
150	Mau Mau Mass Grave	2001			Nyeri County
151	Mau-Mau Cave	2001			Nyeri County				0°18′40″S 36°57′46″E / 0.311111°S 36.962778°E / -0.311111; 36.962778 (SL. No.)
152	African Retail Trade Stores	2001			Nyeri County
153	New District Comminsioner's	2001			Nyeri County
154	Nyeri Old Clock Tower	2001			Nyeri County
155	Nyeri Court	2001			Nyeri County
156	Riringu Police Station	2001			Nyeri County
157	Ruringu Old African Court	2001			Nyeri County
158	The Baden Powell Grave	2001			Nyeri County	Nyeri			0°25′09″S 36°57′00″E / 0.419065°S 36.950113°E / -0.419065; 36.950113 (SL. No.)
159	Pax-Tu Building	2001			Nyeri County
160	St. Peter's Anglican Church, Nyeri	2001			Nyeri County
161	St. Cuthbert's P.C.E.A. Church	2001			Nyeri County
162	Mathari Catholic Mission Church	2001			Nyeri County
163	Italian Memorial Church, Nyeri	2001			Nyeri County
164	Italian Servants' Wall Monument	2001			Nyeri County
165	Queen Elizabeth Monument	2001			Nyeri County
166	Dedan Kimathi's Trench (Kahigani)	2001			Nyeri County
167	Mau Mau Fig Tree	2001
168	District Commissioner's Office	2001			Kisumu County
169	Kisumu Police Headquarters	2001			Kisumu County	Kisumu
170	Brandman's House	2001			Kisumu County
171	A.I.C. Kijabe Church Ruins	2001			Kiambu County	Kijabe
172	Nairobi School	2001			Nairobi County	Westlands
173	Khoja Mosque	2001			Nairobi County
174	Old Mutual Building	2001			Nairobi County	Nairobi CBD
175	Standard Chartered Building	2001			Nairobi County	Nairobi CBD
176	Pan Africa House	2001			Nairobi County	Nairobi CBD
177	Royalty House	2001			Nairobi County
178	Imperial Chambers	2001			Nairobi County
179	Imperial British East African	2001			Nairobi County
180	Bull Cafe	2001			Nairobi County
181	Prembro House	2001			Nairobi County
182	Pansoms Building	2001			Nairobi County
183	Surat District Association Building	2001			Nairobi County
184	Rahimtulla Trust Library	2001			Nairobi County
185	Bohra Mosque	2001			Nairobi County
186	Tom Mboya Mausoleum	2001			Homa Bay County	Rusinga Island
187	Karima Hill	2001			Nyeri County
188	Bedida Sacred Grove	2002			Kilifi County
189	Lamu Water Catchment Area	2002			Lamu County
190	Burguret Mau Mau Shelter	2003			Nyeri County
191	Naromoru Mau Mau Cave	2003			Nyeri County
192	Thaai Sacred Lake	2003			Meru County
193	Nkunga Sacred Lake	2003			Meru County	Nkunga
194	Bututia Sacred Lake	2003			Meru County
195	Gitune Sacred Forest	2003			Meru County
196	Ras mtandanda mosque				Mombasa County
197	Shatin Tomb
198	Blixen House				Nairobi County	Karen
199	10-year Nyayo era				Nairobi County	Nairobi
200	City hall				Nairobi County	Nairobi
201	Peace pole				Nairobi County	Nairobi
202	Global forest				Nairobi County	Nairobi
203	Jomo Kenyatta				Nairobi County	Nairobi	Located at the Kenyatta International Conference Center compound in Nairobi
204	Silver jubilee monument				Nairobi County	Nairobi	Located at Uhuru gardens along Lang'ata road just past the Carnivore hotel.
205	Peace, Love and Unity monument				Nairobi County	Nairobi	Located at Uhuru park min Nairobi
206	The Judiciary building				Nairobi County	Nairobi
207	The National monument				Nairobi County	Nairobi	Located at Uhuru gardens along Lang'ata road just past the Carnivore hotel.
208	The tetrahedron				Nairobi County	Nairobi	located at Uhuru park in Nairobi

See also[]

• List of museums in Kenya

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References[]

External links[]

• Hassan, Mohamed (27 April 2019). "NMK Seek More Funds To Protect Historical Sites, Monuments". Kenya News Agency. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
• "Overview". Kenya Wildlife Service. Retrieved 11 October 2010.