- Lokichokio
Lokichokio, also "Lokichoggio" or "Lokichogio", is a town in the
Turkana District , northwest ofKenya (coord|4|12|00|N|34|21|00|E). It is often called Loki. The town lies on the A1 road and is served by theLokichogio Airport .It is about 30 kilometers from the international border with
Sudan and is host to UN offices (part of theOperation Lifeline Sudan program), around 49 NGOs, and a large hospital run by theICRC .Local peoples are mainly nomads of the Turkana tribe and derive their livelihood by looking after indigenous
cattle . Ninety kilometers south of Loki isKakuma , one of the largestrefugee camps in Kenya. Refugees fromSudan ,Ethiopia ,Somalia , the DRC and several other surrounding countries can be found in Kakuma.Loki is outermost Kenyan town on the border with Sudan. Kenyans from the southern part of Loki, however, maintain that
Lodwar , which is about 200 kilometers south, is the last truly "Kenyan" town in the region. At the north end of Loki, beyond the noted dry river bed, the Kenyan military has set up aborder checkpoint . This is considered the "true" border between Kenya and Sudan. Beyond this point lies a road leading toNadapal , the Sudanese checkpoint which is about thirty kilometers away. The area known as "no-man's land " is situated between these two checkpoints.The
Middle East Reformed Fellowship maintains a base here to administer diaconal aid to Sudan, a training centre for pastors and elders from Sudan, Kenya and surrounding areas, and a broadcasting centre that prepares messages in the Dinka and Nuer languages.In fiction
The town has been mentioned several times in pieces of fiction dealing with UN and NGO aid activity there. It was featured in the John Le Carré book on which the 2005 film "The Constant Gardener" was based, and served as the setting for much of
Philip Caputo 's novel, "Acts of Faith ".External links
* [http://bergen.katolsk.no/kenyaweb/kenya.jpgThe town on Kenya map]
* [http://www.robrooker.com/newphoto/index.php?gallery=./Loki1 Photos of Lokichokio from Rob Rooker]
* [http://vader.mindtel.com/users/davew/images-00/1a/lokichoggio/ Photos of Loki by Dave Warner]
* [http://www.jimwitt.ca/gallery2/main.php/ Photos of Loki by James Witteveen]
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