Mbitini is a growing market town in
Kitui County
Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. ...
, former
Eastern Province, Kenya, that is approximately 40 km south-east of
Kitui
Kitui is a town and capital of Kitui County in Kenya, 180 kilometres east of Nairobi and 105 kilometres east of Machakos. it covers an area approximately 30,496.4 km squares and lies between latitudes 0°10 South and 3°0 South and longitudes ...
town. It is the administrative centre of Mbitini County Assembly Ward with a total population of 24,858. Most of the inhabitants are poor peasant farmers. The small town is famous for traditional doctors who administer "Ngata", a traditional oath that is believed to protect people from bad omen in life. People from other parts of
Kenya
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and beyond travel to the town especially in the weekends for the 'dose' of protection.
References
Populated places in Eastern Province (Kenya)
Populated places in Kitui County
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