▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Pok ot ▁County . ▁Kap eng uria ▁forms ▁a ▁municipality ▁with ▁an ▁urban ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 6 , 0 0 0 ▁( 1 9 9 9 ▁census ▁). ▁ ▁Kap eng uria ▁municipality ▁has ▁seven ▁w ards ▁( Ch em wo cho i , ▁Ka ib os , ▁Kap eng uria , ▁K ering et / P s igi rio , ▁K is ia un et , ▁Si y oi ▁and ▁Tal au ). ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁belong ▁to ▁Kap eng uria ▁Const itu ency , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁w ards , ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 5 ▁are ▁located ▁within ▁other ▁local ▁authorities . ▁▁ ▁L ying ▁near ▁the ▁S ai wa ▁Sw amp ▁National ▁Park , ▁Kap eng uria ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Kap eng uria ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁where ▁J omo ▁Ken y atta ▁was ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁for ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Mau ▁Mau ▁Reb ell ion . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁T eg la ▁Lor oupe , ▁world - record - holder ▁in ▁the ▁mar athon , ▁half - mar athon , ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 - meter , ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 - meter ▁and ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - meter ▁races . ▁She ▁holds ▁annual ▁Peace ▁Race ▁races ▁here , ▁to ▁bring ▁peace ▁among