Not to be confused with the Kanye West.

The Western Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here. Kenya's second highest mountain, Mount Elgon is located in Bungoma District. The Kakamega Forest rainforest is part of the area. The province capital is the town of Kakamega. In 1999 the total population was of 3,358,776 inhabitants within an area of 8,361 km².

Western (West) ist eine Provinz Kenias. Ihre Hauptstadt ist Kakamega.

La province occidentale est une des provinces du Kenya; sa capitale est Kakamega. Elle est peuplée de Luhya. Le deuxième plus haut sommet du Kenya, le Mont Elgon, se trouve dans le district de Bungoma.