Hola, also known as
Galole is a small town in
Kenya on the
Tana River with a population of 6,932. Hola is the capital of the
Tana River County. It is a busy market town, and portal to Ijara District and Northeastern province by local canoe ferry across the Tana River. In addition to the Hola agricultural irrigation scheme, there is a District Hospital and a Kenya Prisons facility located within the town. After the new election the town become the headquarters of the Tana river county. the office of the governor is located in Hola town. the county has three constituencies, Bura, Galole and Garsen. the county has a number of elected officials namely Governor, senator, women representative, deputy governor and three member of parliament. the county also has 15 ward representatives.