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239:, Mulango Girls' High School, St. Angela's High School, St. Ursula Tungutu Girls Secondary School, Chuluni Girls' Secondary School, Matinyani Secondary School and St. Aquinas Kalawa Boys' Secondary School. The major public primary schools in Kitui town include Central Primary School, Muslim Primary School, Manyenyoni primary school, Kaveta Primary School, Kalawa Primary School, Ngiini Primary School, Kwa Ngindu Primary School among others. There are also several private schools in the Kitui town.
254:(SEKU) – The university is a fully fledged University and is the successor to the South Eastern University College (SEUCO) which was a Constituent College of the University of Nairobi.The university is a premier institution of higher learning in the region offering various certificate, diploma and degree programmes. SEKU envisions becoming a World Class University with quality teaching, creative learning, innovative research and strong community outreach.
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The name Kitui means ‘a place where iron goods are made’ in Kamba. The Kamba iron-smiths who settled in the county many years before the colonial period are the ones who named the area Kitui. Kitui had a population of 155,896 in 2009 making it the 12th largest urban centre in Kenya in terms of
194:. it covers an area approximately 30,496.4 km squares and lies between latitudes 0°10 South and 3°0 South and longitudes 37°50 East and 39°0 East. It borders seven counties i.e. Machakos and Makueni counties to the west, Tana River County to the east and south-east,
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1251:Categories
1056:Lokichogio
976:Kapenguria
882:Athi River
849:West Pokot
793:Tana River
271:References
144:Population
1171:Nyahururu
1031:Kitengela
877:(capital)
864:and towns
753:Nyandarua
593:Kirinyaga
417:kitui.com
231:Education
158:Time zone
1236:Wundanyi
1186:Ol Kalou
1146:Naivasha
1131:Murang'a
1096:Marsabit
1071:Machakos
991:Kerugoya
967:Kangundo
962:Kapsabet
957:Kakamega
947:Kabarnet
932:Homa Bay
705:Murang'a
673:Marsabit
649:Machakos
633:Laikipia
561:Kakamega
537:Homa Bay
356:23 April
294:28 March
227:people.
210:Overview
192:Machakos
1176:Nyamira
1161:Nanyuki
1156:Namanga
1111:Mombasa
1091:Maralal
1086:Mandera
1081:Malindi
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116:Country
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163:UTC+3
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32:Kitui
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