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Ruma National Park, only place in Kenya where you can see Roan antelope

Ruma National Park is not known to many, but it is the only terrestrial park found in Nyanza. It is also the only place in Kenya where you can see the Roan antelope.

The park was gazetted in 1983 and given its name at the request of the Luo community living around it. According to  Luo folklore, the revered wizard Gor Mahia also lived around the park.

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