Githunguri is an agricultural town in central

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

's Central Province. It is one of the administrative centres of

Kiambu County Kiambu County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kiambu and its largest town is Thika town. Kiambu County is the second most populous county in Kenya after Nairobi County. Kiambu County borders Nairobi and Kaji ...

and home to one of East Africa's largest dairy processing plant Fresha, which is owned by a farmers co-operative, Githunguri Dairy farmers cooperative Society. Most of the financial institutions have a presence in town. They include: TAI Sacco Ltd GDC Sacco, KCB, Family Bank, Equity Bank, Absa Bank, and Cooperative Bank. Githunguri Seniors is the main team currently playing in Kenya football league division 2 Zone A.''(2023/2024 season)''. Fresha-0-580x408

The other economic activities include tea, coffee, pig, poultry and horticultural farming.

References

Populated places in Central Province (Kenya) {{CentralKE-geo-stub