Kapenguria Museum – Museum in Kapenguria

Kapenguria Museum occupies the colonial-era prison complex in Kapenguria, West Pokot County, where six leaders of Kenya's independence movement, known as the Kapenguria Six, were detained and tried by the British administration in 1952–1953. The six were Jomo Kenyatta, Achieng Oneko, Paul Ngei, Bildad Kaggia, Kung'u Karumba and Fred Kubai.

The National Museums of Kenya turned the facility into a museum in 1993. Visitors can walk through the preserved courtroom and prison cells, a Freedom Fighters Gallery with personal items, letters and photographs, a Pokot cultural exhibition on local customs, dress and livelihoods, and a section with documentaries and rare film of the independence struggle.

Guided freedom-history tours, school programmes linked to the curriculum and, by arrangement, Pokot music and dance performances are offered. The museum is open Monday to Sunday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, including public holidays, with tickets through eCitizen and parking on site. It is reached by road through Kitale; allow about two hours for a full visit.

Enquiries can go to the National Museums of Kenya on +254 721 308 485 or publicrelations@museums.or.ke. Visitor details are on the Kapenguria Museum page.