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Lokichokio, also ''Lokichoggio'' or ''Lokichogio'', is a town in the Turkana district, northwest of Kenya (). It is often called '''Loki'''. The town lies on the A1 Road and boasts an Airport . It is about 30 kilometers from the international border with Sudan and is host to UN offices (part of the Operation Lifeline Sudan program), around 49 NGO s, and a large hospital run by the ICRC . The NGOs deal with crises in the neighbouring countries . Local peoples are mainly Nomads and derive their livelihood by looking after indigenous Cattle . Ninety kilometers south of Loki is Kakuma , one of the largest Refugee camps in Kenya. Refugees from Sudan , Ethiopia , Somalia , the DRC and several other surrounding countries can be found in Kakuma. Loki is outermost Kenyan town on the border with Sudan. Kenyans from the southern part of Loki, however, maintain that Lodwar , which is about 200 kilometers south, is the last truly "Kenyan" town in the region. At the north end of Loki, beyond the noted dry river bed, the Kenyan Military has set up a Check Point . This is considered the "true" border between Kenya and Sudan. Beyond this point lies a road leading to Nadapal , the Sudanese checkpoint which is about thirty kilometers away. The area known as " No-man's Land " is situated between these two checkpoints. The town was mentioned several times in the 2005 film The Constant Gardener . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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