Kitui

Kitui County has a low lying topography with an arid and semi-arid climate. The general landscape of Kitui County is flat with a plain that gently rolls down towards the east and northeast where altitudes are as low as 400 meters.

The central part of the County is characterized by hilly ridges separated by wide low lying areas and has a slightly lower elevation of between 600m and 900m above sea level to the eastern side of the county. To the western side of the county, the main relief feature is the Yatta Plateau, which stretches from the north to the south of the county and lies between Rivers Athi and Tiva. The plateau is characterized by plain wide shallow spaced valleys.  Other highland areas in Kitui County include Migwani, Mumoni, and Mui Hill

 

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Top Things to Do
Game Drives at Tsavo East National Park 1
 
Game Drives at Tsavo East National Park

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Bird Watching at Mwingi National Reserve 2
 
Bird Watching at Mwingi National Reserve

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Climb the Nzambani Rock 3
 
Climb the Nzambani Rock

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Spend a night at Kulalu Wildlife Camp 4
 
Spend a night at Kulalu Wildlife Camp

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Best Rated Attractions
Tsavo East National Park 5
Tsavo East National Park

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South Kitui National Reserve 6
South Kitui National Reserve

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Nzambani Rock 7
Nzambani Rock

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Top Hotels
Kitui Villa 8
Kitui Villa

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Parkside Villa Hotel 9
Parkside Villa Hotel

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Heritage Bliss Hotel 10
Heritage Bliss Hotel

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Popular Restaurants
Flavas Restaurant 11
Flavas Restaurant

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Royal Park Makuti 12
Royal Park Makuti

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Bonus Restaurant 13
Bonus Restaurant

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About

The name Kitui means ‘a place where iron goods are made’. The Kamba iron-smiths who settled in the county many years before the colonial period are the ones who named the area Kitui. Kitui County is located 180Km to the South East of Nairobi City. It covers an area of about 30,496 km2. It borders Machakos and Makueni Counties to the …

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Directions & Maps

  By Road Kitui is accessible by road from Nairobi through Thika-Matuu road, about 10km; and from Nairobi through Thika to Mwingi, about 210km. Travellers can also travel from Nairobi through the 160km Nairobi-Machakos-Kitui road. Travellers coming from Mombasa can get to Kitui through Kibwezi. The Mombasa-Nairobi highway is a 310km road to Kibwezi and a further 200km drive from …

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Kitui