Kitui is a town and capital of

Kitui County Kitui County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui. Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of about 1.2 million people (as of 2024)Ny ...

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, 185 kilometres east of

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and 105 kilometres east of Machakos. it covers an area approximately 30,496.4 km squares and lies between latitudes 0°10 South and 3°0 South and longitudes 37°50 East and 39°0 East. It borders seven counties i.e. Machakos and Makueni counties to the west, Tana River County to the east and south-east, Taita Taveta County to the south,

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to the north-west, and Tharaka-Nithi and Meru counties to the north. Kitui became the headquarters of

after the adoption of the new constitution and coming into effect of devolved governments.

Overview

The name Kitui means ‘a place where iron goods are made’ in Kamba. The Kamba iron-smiths who settled in the county many years before the colonial period are the ones who named the area Kitui. Kitui had a population of 155,896 in 2009 making it the 12th largest urban centre in Kenya in terms of population. It is the largest urban centre in the county followed by

Mwingi Mwingi is a town in Kitui County in the Eastern Region of the Republic of Kenya. It had an urban population of 15,970 as per the 2009 census. The town is located along the A3 Road between Nairobi and Garissa, north of its county capital Kitui, a ...

. A large majority of the residents belong to the

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, a

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people.

Education

The major secondary schools around Kitui town are St. Charles Lwanga High School,

Kitui School Kitui High School is a boys' boarding secondary school in Kitui County and the only national boys' secondary school in the county. It has a population of 1,500 students. It is located about 2 kilometers from Kitui town along the Kitui-Mbusyani road ...

, Mulango Girls' High School, St. Angela's High School, St. Ursula Tungutu Girls Secondary School, Chuluni Girls' Secondary School, Matinyani Secondary School and St. Aquinas Kalawa Boys' Secondary School. The major public primary schools in Kitui town include Central Primary School, Muslim Primary School, Manyenyoni primary school, Kaveta Primary School, Kalawa Primary School, Ngiini Primary School, Kwa Ngindu Primary School among others. There are also several private schools in the Kitui town.

Higher education

Kitui County is home to several Universities and Colleges. * South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) – The university is a fully fledged University and is the successor to the South Eastern University College (SEUCO) which was a Constituent College of the University of Nairobi. * Kenya Medical Training College(KMTC) *

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Kitui Campus

References

External links

* *Information site created by volunteers working and living in Kitui, summer 2011 – "Help to Self-help in Africa
selvhjelpiafrika.org
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kitui.com
{{First and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya Populated places in Kitui County Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya) County capitals in Kenya