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Ruma National
park is situated
140 kilometers
from Kisumu town
and it is lies
on 120 sq.
kilometers. It
was first
gazetted in 1966
as Lambwe valley
game reserve and
acquired
national park
status in 1983.
The park was
established
mainly to
protect the Roan
antelope which
does not occur
anywhere else in
the country.
 Its main
attractions are
game viewing,
bird watching,
hiking, walking,
boating and
fishing in the
rivers. Game to
view includes:
Bohor's
Reedbuck, rare
Rothschild's
Giraffes,
Jackson's
Hartebeest, Roan
Antelope,
buffalo, lions,
hyenas,
cheetahs,
leopards, Serval
cats, tiny oribi
antelopes and
hartebeest.
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