Mizizi
Mizizi means roots.
Its Mount Kenya forest feeds the Tana River, Kenya's main hydropower source.
Tharaka-Nithi drops from Mount Kenya's summit zone to hot lowlands near the Tana River. Its people are the Chuka, Muthambi, Mwimbi and Tharaka.
Its Mount Kenya forest feeds the Tana River, Kenya's main hydropower source. It also offers the Chogoria route, often called the most beautiful way up Mount Kenya.
Tea and coffee grow in the highlands, with sorghum, millet and green grams in the lowlands.
A trek through the Gorges Valley past waterfalls and tarns to Point Lenana.
Highlights of the Gorges Valley.
Said to be Africa's tallest tree, at about 84 m.
A cliff cave where vast numbers of bats fly out at dusk.
A southern entry to the park and Elsa's Grave.
Farm-to-cup tea tours.
Communities with a historic home in Tharaka-Nithi. Today people from every part of Kenya live and work here.
The Chuka drummers are the county's best-known performers, famed for energetic drumming and dance.
January–February or July–October for a Mount Kenya climb.
Tharaka-Nithi and its neighbours. Tap a county or a place to read about it.
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January–February or July–October for a Mount Kenya climb.
Its Mount Kenya forest feeds the Tana River, Kenya's main hydropower source. It also offers the Chogoria route, often called the most beautiful way up Mount Kenya.
Tharaka-Nithi drops from Mount Kenya's summit zone to hot lowlands near the Tana River. Its people are the Chuka, Muthambi, Mwimbi and Tharaka. The county capital is Kathwana, and the 2019 census counted 393,177 people across about 2,610 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.
NgomaKitui CountyAbout 46% of Tsavo East National Park lies in Kitui, and its minerals make it a possible future energy hub.
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