Emali is a fast growing town located along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Kenya's Makueni County. It is a favorite resting place for truck drivers ferrying goods from the Mombasa port to in land destinations such as Nairobi, Kampala, Uganda, Kigali, Rwanda and even the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is christened "the town that never sleeps" due its vibrant night life. The town is inhabited by the Kamba and Maasai tribes.