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341: 25: 398: 163:. The district's name was later changed to Ulu then Machakos in 1920. The district remained as part of Ukamba Province until 1933, in Central Province until 1953, Southern Province until 1962, and 453: 382: 226: 152: 143:
Machakos District, then known as Athi District, was created in 1895 as one of the original districts of Ukamba Province among, the Kikuyu,
174:. By the 2000s, Machakos District had three more districts created from it; Mwala, Kagundo and Yatta, all had a population of 1,098,534. 448: 42: 108: 181:, counties were to be created based on the districts of Kenya that existed prior to 1992. This effectively led to the creation of 375: 89: 419: 61: 46: 252: 306: 68: 368: 408: 75: 35: 348: 164: 156: 129: 57: 178: 144: 280: 125: 82: 352: 171: 182: 148: 442: 160: 340: 24: 397: 137: 202: 170:
In 1992, Machakos District's southern half was hived off to create
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districts. They were part of the administrative structure of the
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East Africa Protectorate
British Kenya
Eastern Province
Makueni District
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