Ngoma
Ngoma means drum.
About 46% of Tsavo East National Park lies in Kitui, and its minerals make it a possible future energy hub.
Kitui is a vast, semi-arid county of rocky hills, sandy rivers and dry bush in the heart of Ukambani. Most residents are Akamba.
About 46% of Tsavo East National Park lies in Kitui, and its minerals make it a possible future energy hub.
Kitui is Kenya's top producer of green grams and cowpeas, with livestock, honey and large coal and limestone reserves.
A 183 m outcrop with 360-degree views and a famous legend.
The wild northern reaches of a giant park.
Remote wilderness on the Tana with Adamson's Falls.
A quiet reserve bordering Tsavo East.
Dramatic rock faces and plant life.
Top birding with 200+ species.
Communities with a historic home in Kitui. Today people from every part of Kenya live and work here.
Kitui is the heartland of kilumi, a sacred Akamba drum dance once performed to pray for rain. The signature dish is muthokoi, dehusked maize with pigeon peas.
June–October or January–February, when tracks are passable.
Kitui and its neighbours. Tap a county or a place to read about it.
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June–October or January–February, when tracks are passable.
About 46% of Tsavo East National Park lies in Kitui, and its minerals make it a possible future energy hub.
Kitui is a vast, semi-arid county of rocky hills, sandy rivers and dry bush in the heart of Ukambani. Most residents are Akamba. The county capital is Kitui, and the 2019 census counted 1,136,187 people across about 24,385 square kilometres.
SanaaMachakos CountyMachakos is one of Kenya's largest county economies and host of Konza, Kenya's planned smart city.
PoriMakueni CountyThe Chyulu Hills are a critical water catchment for Mzima Springs and the coast's water supply.
MvuaEmbu CountyEmbu is Kenya's hydropower giant, home to the Seven Forks dams on the Tana.
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