Butere Town Kakamega County

What's Butere Town?

Butere Town

Butere Town is located in Kakamega County in Kenya. It has a total popupation of 7,596, of which 3,503 (46%) are male and 4,092 (54%) are female.

Economic Activities: Kakamega agricultural and commercial centre with sugarcane, maize, tea, horticulture and trade.

Butere Town hosts key institutions like; Kakamega County Government; Kenya Revenue Authority; Kenya Power; Kenya Police Service; Kakamega County General Teaching and Referral Hospital; Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology; Kakamega County Industrial Park / local manufacturing organizations; Equity Bank; KCB Bank Kenya; Co-operative Bank of Kenya.

In Butere Town, you can visit the following places; Kakamega Forest; Nabongo Cultural Centre; Nzoia River; Crying Stone of Ilesi.

Nearby Towns: Mumias Luanda Kakamega Shianda Chavakali

What's in Butere?

NEWS & EVENTS

Live · Google News

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Wamalwa mourns Former Butere Girls Principal Hellen Omoka - The Star, Kenya

    Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:17:02 GMT
    Nigeria abụrụla ndị mbụ butere iko Fifa U17 Women's World Cup n'Africa - BBC

    Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Butere groups receive Sh5m in Kakamega social grants - Sacco Review

    Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    KSSSA: Kakamega County deny links to Butere Boys disqualification - Citizen Digital

    Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Police close in on gangs terrorising Butere residents - The Standard

    Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
    Mother detained over death of son after punishment in Butere, Kakamega - the-star.co.ke

    Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT
    PHEROZE MUST BE PROUD OF BUTERE GIRLS’ SPINE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES - Amnesty Kenya

Statistics on Butere Town

Total Population
7,596
Male Population
3,503
Female Population
4,092
Male to Female Ratio
0.86