by locals to spend a lot of time in the trees, stories abound of fearsome attacks on unsuspecting passers-by. Other snakes in the area include the forest adder, black mamba, and the green mamba. Education Tertiary Education Kakamega is home to Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, located along Kakamega - Webuye road. This campus offers courses in Engineering, Computer Science, Education, Disaster Management, Journalism and Mass Communication, Science, Nursing, Criminology subjects. The Shamberere Technical Training Institute is also local. Primary and Secondary education Majority of primary and secondary schools in Kakamega are government owned. Kakamega primary is the major primary school and is located in the town's centre. Private schools renowned nationally located in the town include: Kakamega Hill School and St Joseph primary school. The town also hosts one national secondary school, Kakamega High School and many other secondary schools. Library services The town hosts one library set up by the Kenya National Library Service. References Kakamega County Populated places in Western Province (Kenya) County capitals in Kenya