This is approximately 53 kilometres (33 mi), by road, west of the city of Bukoba, where the Regional headquarters are located.

[3] Kyaka is approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, south of the town of Mutukula, Tanzania at the international border with Uganda.

[1][6] In October 1978, about 3,000 Uganda Army troops loyal to dictator Idi Amin invaded Tanzania, starting with aerial bombings.

[7] As result of the invasion, the Uganda–Tanzania War erupted; the Ugandans were mostly expelled by the Tanzania People's Defence Force from the Kagera Salient in November 1978.

[7] Following the conclusion of the war, the Tanzanian Government increased the strength of its police station in Kyaka to better ensure border security.