[2] This is approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.

[1] Wairaka's average elevation is 1,132 metres (3,714 ft) above sea level.

[1] The neighborhood is primarily low-income with the major income-generating activities being micro-businesses, subsistence farming, and animal grazing.

One of its prominent alumni is long-distance runner, Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, the silver medalist in the 10,000 meters run at the World Championship in London, in 2017.

[9] Cheptegei attended Wairaka College on a full sports scholarship from 2011 until 2012, while he pursued his A-Level studies.