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Thuita in the region of Central is a town in Kenya - some 28 mi or ( 45 km ) North-East of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Thuita is now 05:16 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Thuita, and Thika. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Musoma . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Thuita ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

THE 14 Waterfalls of Thika in Kenya- A Video Greekcypriot's photos around Thika, Kenya

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Thika and Fourteen Falls Hska's photos around Thika, Kenya (fourteen falls thika)

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Blue post Inn - Chania falls.

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A little bit of Kenya's colonial history. ..

Abandoned Children's Foundation International Volunteering

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www.acfvolunteers.org This video is at the local primary school where our children at our orphanage attend classes. (SONG 3) This video is of the schools choir. We volunteer at this school when ever p ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kandara

Kandara is a town in Maragua District, Central Province in Kenya. Kandara is located 10 kilometres south of Kigumo and 30 kilometres north of Thika. Kandara hosts a town council with a population of 28,840 (1999 census). Kandara town council has four civic wards: Gakui/Karimamwaro, Gathugu/Ruchu/Gakarara, Gatundu/Kiiri/Kandara and Kaguthi/Githuya. All of them are part of the Kandara Constituency.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.90 37.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Maragua District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Gatundu

Gatundu is a small town in the Central Province of Kenya. It is known for the first Kenyan president Jomo Kenyatta who was from this area, as well as his son, Uhuru Kenyatta, now 4th President of Kenya and former Member of Parliament representing Gatundu South constituency.

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Located at -1.05 36.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Thika District

Thika District is an administrative district in the Central Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Thika. The district is adjacent to the northeastern border of Nairobi. The district has a population of 645.713 http://www. cck. go. ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status. pdf. The district is predominantly rural, but its urban population is soaring as Nairobi is growing rapidly. Kikuyu are the dominant tribe in the district.

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Located at -1.03 37.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Districts of Kenya, Thika District

Mt Kenya University

Mt Kenya University (MKU) is a private university in Thika Kenya. The idea behind the establishment of the University dates back to 1996 when the precursor of the University, the Thika Institute of Technology was founded as a Computer Outreach Program. At this point in time in Kenyan history, the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) both Mobile Telephony and Computer Technology had started gaining an upward momentum in rural and urban centres.

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Located at -1.05 37.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Universities and colleges in Kenya

Thika High School

Thika High School is a boys-only boarding high school located in Thika District in Central Province, Kenya. Thika High School was founded in 1951, while Kenya was still a British Colony, by the Alliance of Protestant Churches and the Church of Scotland Mission (later known as the Presbyterian Church of East Africa or PCEA).

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Located at -1.04 37.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in Kenya, Education in Central Province (Kenya), Educational institutions established in 1951, Schools in Kenya