Mpeketoni

Mpeketoni
Town
Nickname: 
Mpeks
Mpeketoni
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 02°23′20″S 40°25′19″E / 2.38889°S 40.42194°E / -2.38889; 40.42194
CountryKenya
CountyLamu County
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2015 Estimate)
  Total
50,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Postal Code
80503

Mpeketoni is a town in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast. It is a settlement scheme started in the 1960s by the first president of the Republic of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta. The settlement is near a fresh water lake bearing his name.