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Nyeri, town, south-central Kenya. Nyeri lies at an elevation of about 5,750 feet (1,750 metres) in the heart of the Kikuyu people’s homeland, and it was a hub of Mau Mau rebel activity in the 1950s. Nyeri is a pleasingly arranged town in the Aberdare foothills, with extensive green meadows and gardens. The foothills are covered by a dense eucalyptus forest and afford a magnificent view of Mount Kenya to the northeast. Much of the...