Kangema is a settlement in

Muranga County Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a, formerly referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. It is inhabited mainly by and is considered the home of the Giku ...

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. It is the birthplace of

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, the Group Managing Director and

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of the

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, the banking conglomerate with the largest customer base on the African continent, in excess of 8 million as of 2014.

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Kangema is located approximately , by road, north of

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, the

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of Kenya, and the largest city in that

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n country. The coordinates of Kangema are:0°41'08.0"S, 36°57'54.0"E (Latitude:-0.685556; Latitude:36.965000).

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Equity Bank Kenya Equity Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Kenya, which is the central bank and national banking regulator of Kenya. In 2010 the bank in ...

maintains a branch in Kangema, so does

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and

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. In Kenya's colonial history, Kangema is famed for the colonial District Commissioner (DC) called Whitney Whittaker (Waitina) who cut the tails of indigenous dogs and castrated Kikuyu men in his jurisdiction. {{cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggeArAFw2Bg, title=Kihumo kia ritwa ria muthungu wetagwo " Waitina" Kangema

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Police In Kangema have Intercepted Seven Sacks of Bhang Worth 1 Million Shillings
Murang'a County Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

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