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Mbale Secondary School: Where Akaranga fetched water from River Lunyerere

Mbale Secondary School

Mbale Secondary School dates back to when Kenya became a colony in 1920.

At the time, Mbale was a cattle trading centre under a mzambarau (plum tree) when traders from Vihiga, Nandi and Kakamega counties converged most Saturdays for barter trade.

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