11 Facts About Kenema

Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone, and the largest city in the country's Eastern Province.

Kenema is located approximately 200 miles from Freetown, and 60 kilometres south of Bo.

Kenema is one of Sierra Leone's most ethnically diverse cities.

Kenema is an overwhelming political stronghold of the Sierra Leone People's Party, the current national ruling party in Sierra Leone.

The Kamboi Eagles, a professional football club based in Kenema, represents the city in the Sierra Leone National Premier League.

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Kenema is known as the hometown of some of Sierra Leone's greatest international soccer stars, including the country's most widely known athlete, retired soccer star Mohamed Kallon.

Kenema's growth was originally promoted by the logging and carpentry industries, which were linked to the city by the now-closed railway.

Kenema was the origin and first place in Sierra Leone to report Ebola.

The current mayor of Kenema is Joseph Samba Keifala, a member of the Sierra Leone People's Party, who won the 2012 Kenema Mayorship election with 74.

Kenema is a political stronghold of the SLPP party, the main opposition party in Sierra Leone.

Prominent schools in Kenema include the Kenema Government Secondary School, The Holy Trinity Secondary School, Ahmadiyya Secondary School, Holy Rosary Secondary School, Islamic Secondary School, and the Kamboi Lebanese International School.