Liboi

Liboi

Liboi is a town in North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is located 18 kilometres west of Somalian border. Liboi is located along the A3 road, 75 kilometres east of Dadaab and 175 kilometres east of Garissa, the provincial and district capital. Liboi hosts headquarters for Liboi division, one of eleven administrative divisions of the Garissa District. Liboi is part of Lagdera Constituency, which comes under Garissa District.

The town has an airport [http://www.world-airport-codes.com/Kenya/liboi-4093.html] . There is also a border post to Somalia.

On December 31, 2006 eight Somalians, supposedly belonging to the Islamic Courts Union militants were arrested by Kenyan officers near Liboi [http://eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143963241] .


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