Kahatia Restaurant

Southern Rift Valley


One of a number of roadside places serving grilled meats (you choose your cut of meat and it's then cooked and delivered to your table) at the Kikopey Nyama Choma Centre, 31km north of Naivasha. For those who think presidential power and culinary discernment go hand in hand, President Uhuru Kenyatta and his team stopped here while campaigning in May 2017.


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