North Eastern Province (Kenya)
The North Eastern Province (Somali: Gobolka Woqooyi Bari, ??????? ?????? ????) is one of the former provinces in Kenya. It has a land area of 127,358.5 km2, with its capital at Wajir. Previously known as the Northern Frontier District (NFD), the North Eastern Province territory was carved out of the present-day southern Somalia during the colonial period. However, during negotiations for Kenya's independence, Britain granted administration of the NFD to Kenyan nationalists despi…