Tharaka-Nithi County
Tharaka-Nithi County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. It was created from Kenya's erstwhile Eastern Province. The county has an area of 2609 km2 and as of the 2019 census a population of 393,177.[2]
Tharaka Nithi County | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 0°18′S 38°0′E / 0.300°S 38.000°ECoordinates: 0°18′S 38°0′E / 0.300°S 38.000°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Formed | 4 March 2013 |
| Capital | Kathwana |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Muthomi Njuki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,609 km2 (1,007 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 393,177 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
Tharaka-Nithi County is the home to the Chuka, Muthambi, Mwimbi and Tharaka subgroups of the Ameru community. The people of Tharaka-Nithi County are predominantly Christian, with Catholics, Presbyterians, and Methodists being the predominant religious communities.
The county consists of three constituencies: Maara, Chuka/Igambang'ombe, and Tharaka.
History
In 1992, Meru District was broken up into four new districts: Meru Central, Meru North, Meru South and Tharaka. Subsequently, Meru South, also known as Nithi, combined with Tharaka into the Tharaka-Nithi District. In 1998, the Tharaka-Nithi District was split into two districts, Nithi and Tharaka,[3] but a 2009 High Court decision declared that split unconstitutional and re-combined the two.[4] Subsequently, under the revised constitution of 2010, Tharaka-Nithi became a county.[5]
Economy
Like other counties surrounding Mount Kenya, the primary economic activities in Tharaka-Nithi County are tea and coffee planting, subsistence dairy farming, and keeping livestock such as goats and sheep.
Prominent personalities
- Bernard Mate, politician; member of the Legislative Council and Parliament
- Muthomi Njuki, governor of Tharaka-Nithi County
- Kithure Kindiki, politician; Senator and cabinet secretary
- Mzalendo Kibunjia, archaeologist and museum director
- James Ngugi, entrepreneur and economist
See also
References
- ^ "Kenya Census 2009 | PDF | Census | Waste Management".
- ^ (PDF). Kenya national Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2010.
- ^ Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter: (2005) Beyond access: transforming policy and practice for gender equality in education. Oxfam, page 107.
- ^ Nyasato, Robert (5 September 2009). "High Court outlaws 210 districts created by Moi and Kibaki since 1992". The Standard. from the original on 1 July 2014.
- ^ "First Scheduke, Article 6 (1)" (PDF). Constitution of Kenya (2010). p. 167. (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2014.
External links
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4 (.pdf)
- Muthomi Njuki Elected Governor – Tharaka Nithi County 2017