Kakamega is the capital of Kakamega County and the cultural heartland of the Luhya people, Kenya's second-largest ethnic group. The town and surrounding county are known for Kakamega Forest — East Africa's only surviving tropical rainforest — the Luhya tradition of bull-fighting, and a vibrant music culture that has produced generations of Benga and Luhya pop artists. Radio stations broadcasting from Kakamega serve a predominantly Luhya audience with vernacular programming in Luhya dialects including Maragoli, Bukusu, Isukha, and Tiriki, alongside Swahili content and national news. Sugarcane farming and its associated agro-processing industry are major economic drivers, and stations regularly carry prices and news relevant to sugar sector workers and smallholder cane farmers. Kakamega County broadcasts are also an important connection for the large Luhya diaspora in Nairobi and abroad. Stream Kakamega radio live on Radio.co.ke.
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