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PLACES TO STAY IN KITALE CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Westside Hotels
Their rooms are comfortable with details that will make your stay pleasurable, enjoyable and memorable. For those looking for the best executive class business hotels in Western Kenya, the Westside Hotel Kitale gives great opportunity to access various amenities and services for fulfilling business needs.
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Booking: +254719500635/+254732993110
Deep Sea Resort
Deep Sea Resort is located next to the section six forest within kitale town. It offers a serene environment for holidaymakers as they enjoys one of the largest swimming pool in western region. Coupled with assorted fun fare facilities and a garden, the resort is ideal for families on vacation. Just only 24km from Mount Elgon, the facility offers convenient take off for mountaineers and hikers.
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Booking: +254732583600
A&B COZY APARTMENTS
Set in Kitale, 6.5 km from Kitale Museum, A&B Cozy Apartment offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a terrace. The property is located 27 km from Saiwa Swamp National Park, 46 km from Kapenguria Museum and 5.3 km from Kitale Club. This pet-friendly guest house also has free WiFi. The guest house has a seating area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a kitchen, a dining area, a safety deposit box and a private bathroom with a bidet, free toiletries and slippers. At A&B Cozy Apartment the rooms come with bed linen and towels. Breakfast is available every morning, and includes buffet, à la carte and continental options. The nearest airport is Kitale Airport, 9 km from the accommodation. Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Booking: +254721271549
LISA PLACE, AIR BNB
A Full English/Irish breakfast is available daily at the bed and breakfast. Located in Kitale in the Trans-Nzoia region, with Kitale Museum and Kitale Showgrounds nearby, The Lisa place provides accommodation with free Wi-Fi and free private parking. Saiwa Swamp National Park is 16 km from The Lisa place, while Bunjab Shopping Mall is 18 km away.Guests can relax in the garden at the property.
Booking: +254114159862
ROSHAN HOMES, AIR BNB
A homestay with an extremely welcoming ambience, home away from home. Situated on the Kitale Webuye road, less than five-minutes drive from the Kitale Airstrip.
Booking: +254722766634
Christmas Love
Christmas Love is a heartwarming short film about the struggles of a man trying to balance time between family, a lucrative career, and his waning faith. With help from the most unexpected place, Sam has to make hard choices as he encounters the true reason for the season. Christmas Love is the first ever Christmas themed film in Kenya’s film history.
Prickly Roses
Nankya, Naziwa and Keziah grow up together on a large commercial farm in Uganda. Coincidentally, they all end up working on the same farm in their adulthood enduring the poor pay, harsh working conditions and sexual harassment faced by majority of the female farm workers. How do they turn around the events?
Journey To Justice
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WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 1:00PM
VENUE: Mega Centre Hall
In order to encourage and empower citizens to get actively involved and to pursue their rights, the KAS Rule of Law Program (Anglophone - Sub-Saharan Africa) produced a documentary showcasing prominent Kenyan law cases that can serve as a positive example of how ordinary citizens and communities were
WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 3:00PM
VENUE: Mega Centre Hall
-despite all challenges- willing and able to attain justice.
WATCH: Friday, February 24th, 11:00AM
VENUE: Kitale Museum
Beautiful Ashes
A biopic feature film that takes us through the life of a stay home wife, Goretti. Three months into the aftermath of quarantine, Goretti and her husband, Tom are trying make ends meet after losing his job due to the Covid break out. Goretti goes out of her way to change the family situation and in her pursuit; she discovers an alternative clean energy source briquettes, out of dust.
The Voice Of The Bush
This discovery brings a change to her household and then to her entire community.
WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 5:00PM
VENUE: Mega Centre Hall
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM
VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic
Ghetto Fist
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM
VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic
Time Trap
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM
VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic
Red Flag
Red Flag follows the story of NATALIE GITHINJI’s decision to take the bull by its horns and delve into the mysterious death of her best friend ROSE KIHIGA. This not only jeopardizes her relationship, but also puts her on harm’s way.
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM
VENUE: Kitale National Polytechnic
WHO CARES?
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 4:00PM
VENUE: Re-City Church
Bigger Than Us
Young people all over the world are addressing problems that at first glance may seem unrelated, such as climate disruption, curtailment of press freedom, social injustice, food insecurity, human rights abuses, and lack of access to education. They believe there’s a different and better way, and they have solutions. In this optimistic film, the now 20-year-old Melati travels the world visiting fellow activists—young people who are changing and sometimes saving lives,
Green Days By The River
though not always getting on the news. In Malawi, Lebanon, Brazil, Uganda, and the United States, Melati meets some of the young people who, at risk to their own lives, are trying to correct the mistakes made by previous generations. Where do they get their strength from? What motivates them?
SPONSORED BY MOVIES THAT MATTER
WATCH: Monday, February 20th, 5:00PM
VENUE: Kitale Social Hall
This Caribbean fan favourite, based on the beloved novel, is set in a remote village in 1952 Trinidad, where a curious boy pursues the affection of two girls. Despite his ailing father’s advice, Shell follows the compassionate Mr Gidharee to work on his plantation along the river, in hopes of attracting his daughter Rosalie, but then falls for Joan, a sweet, sensible girl from the city. From the love triangle that ensues, Shell learns bittersweet lessons of life and love that will define his manhood and future forever. Directed by Trinidadian filmmaker, Michael Mooleedhar, ‘Green Days by the River’ is based on Michael Anthony’s beloved novel.
WATCH: Tuesday, February 21st, 5:00PM
VENUE: Kitale Social Hall
A blind man and a deaf woman fall in love with each other, but they must find a way to communicate despite their disabilities and fight off their inner demons.
SPONSORED BY OKADA MEDIA
Lisilojulikana
Lisilojulikana is a fictional story about a girl who has cerebral palsy and faces rejection when she goes to live with her poor aunt and uncle in a village where the villagers view disability as a curse.
SPONSORED BY PURPLE FIELD PRODUCTIONS UK & THE CHORUSBOX, KENYA
The Letter
Filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, The Letter is a gripping family drama about a 95-yearold Grandmother with a fearless spirit who must overcome dangerous accusations of witchcraft that are coming from within her own family. Her grandson Karisa, travels home from the city to investigate, and
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 1:00PM
VENUE: Mega Centre Hall
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VENUE: Kitale Social Hall it gradually emerges who sent the threatening letter and why.
SPONSORED BY DOCUBOX
WATCH: Thursday, February 23rd, 5:00PM
VENUE: Kitale Social Hall
TERRYANNE CHEBET
HOST - OPENING NIGHT
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2023
KITALE MUSEUM
What To See In Kitale
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Saiwa Swamp National Park
It is located approximately 22 kilometres from Kitale town. It is a haven for nature lovers filled with exotic flowers, trees, birds and wild animals such as snakes, monkeys and the endangered sitatunga antelope. It is a haven for bird watching, camping and game viewing adventures.
Kitale Museum
It is located within Kitale town, approximately 1 kilometre from Kitale town CBD. It was the first of the inland museums to be developed in Kenya. It features collections of ethnographical materials from local communities, collections of insects and different types of snakes. A nature trail is also located within the museum.
Kitale Nature Conservancy
It is situated on Kitale-Lodwar Road. It was established to revive and restore the original habitat and conserve the remaining indigenous plants and animals in Trans Nzoia. Main attractions at the conservancy include a variety of wild animals, a campsite, snake park, cottages and biblical mountains. Its a beautiful place for nature walks, camping, game viewing and team building adventures.
Mount Elgon National Park
It covers an area of 169 square kilometres. The park is endowed with natural attractions such as beautiful caves, cliffs, gorges, nature trails, waterfalls and indigenous forests. It is home to diverse species of birds and wild animals such as elephants, buffalos, leopards, monkeys, hogs, waterbucks, antelopes, baboons and impalas. It is a perfect destination for camping, game viewing, hiking, birdwatching and mountain climbing.
Cherangani Hills
The hills traverse Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties. The spectacular hills feature beautiful subtropical indigenous forests with diverse wildlife and bird species. Caves and hiking sites are located within the hills.
Kitum Cave
The cave is located within Mount Elgon National Park. It is regularly visited by elephants, bushbucks and buffalos, in search of salts that are found in the mineral-rich earth of the caves.
Making’eny Cave
It is also located within Mount Elgon National Park, about 1.5 kilometres from Kitum Cave. It is a scenic cave that features a spectacular waterfall over its mouth.
Kapolet Forest
The forest is located north of Cherangani. It is a thick tropical forest with an elevation of 2068 meters. It is an ideal destination for birdwatching adventures and nature walks.
Ngwarisha Cave
The cave is about 150 meters long. It is home to about 100, 000 bats. A scenic waterfall is located at the entrance of the cave which is also frequented by elephants.
Jeff’s fate is yet to change when his habit of picking girls from clubs turns into a nightmare. One fateful day, he seduces Lailah, a student into going home with him and she unfortunately dies in his uncle’s house. The burden of a dead body dawns on him after failing to get it out of the house in many attempts.
The Forest Guardian
Ssezi Mugisa; was born in 1958. He started working at the Catholic Parish in Munteme, Uganda at the age of 11 as a cook. The parish later supported his training as he pursued a certificate in Agriculture from District Farm Institute in Hoima (currently called Bulindi Zonal Agricultural Research Institute) in 1974. In a few years he rose from a cook to a builder and in 1976, he became a forest guard. As a forest guard he majored in tree nursery bed management for about 8 years. In 1984 he had a chance to lead a forest survey, and that was the turning point to becoming the forest manager of a 391 hectare forest and home to an estimated population of sixty chimpanzees.
WATCH: February 20th 2023, 11:00AM
