Kitui District

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Kitui District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Kitui. The district has a population of 515,422 (1999 census) and an area of 20,402 sq km [1].

1 Government
2 People
3 Climate
4 Economy
5 External links

[edit] Government

The district has two local authorities: Kitui municipality and Kitui county council.

Kitui district is divided into eight administrative divisions: Central (Kitui), Kabati, Chuluni, Mutitu, Mwitika, Mutomo (Ikanga), Ikutha and Yatta.

The district has four constituencies: Kitui West, Kitui Central, Kitui South and Mutito.

[edit] People

Local people are mostly of the Akamba tribe.

[edit] Climate

The climate is semi-arid; it receives roughly 71 cm (28 inches). A significant point however is that rainfall occurs practically only during the rainy seasons (one long around May and June, and one short, around September and October).

[edit] Economy

The vast majority of the economy is based on sustenance farming, despite the fact that the agriculture is an extremely challenging endeavor giving the sporadic rainfall. A logical move therefore would be a transition to non-agricultural industries.

During a recent, informal survey of the businesses in the town of Ikutha in southern Kitui District, the following businesses were identified:

Butcheries
Food Staples (rice, corn meal)
Mini-markets (sells things like Coca-cola, potatoes chips, bread, long-shelf milk)
Mechanics
Pubs
Hotel and Restaurant