Mitaboni Location

Mitaboni is one of the most densely populated rural locations in Machakos County, and indeed in the entire Ukambani.

Mitaboni location is in Machakos’ Kathiani subcounty.

To get to Mitaboni Town from Machakos, you need to take the Machakos-Kangundo road. Go all the way to the town known as Kenol, and you will find a junction to Mitaboni there. So, at Kenol, turn right. From Kenol to Mitaboni, it should be 3-5 kilometers or thereabouts.

There is a direct path between Nairobi and Mitaboni. Therefore, if you are in Nairobi, and you want to travel to Mitaboni, you don’t have to go through Machakos. Instead, to get to Mitaboni from Nairobi, you just need to take the Nairobi-Kangundo road (popularly known as simply Kangundo Road). Go all the way to Komarok (the actual Koma Rock Hill), and you will find a junction to Mitaboni there. From Komarok, and after traveling for about 10 kilometers, turn left at Kenol, and do another 3-5 kilometers to Mitaboni town. 

It is at Mitaboni Town that you find the Location’s Chief’s office, as well as the MCA’s office, Mitaboni Social Hall (Kwa Mung’atha), Mitaboni Health Center and Mitaboni Police Post. The last time I checked, Mitaboni market day used to be on Wednesdays and Saturdays? It is quite a busy market, with quite a bit of money changing hands.

Once you are at Mitaboni Town, you can find your way to the various villages/sub-locations – including Kithima, Keaa, Kalikya, Miumbuni, Thinu, Mathunya, Kyemole, Ngoleni, Ngiini, Mukukuni… among others.

Some of the old-time schools in Mitaboni have, over the years, grown into reasonably prestigious institutions. Those include Mitaboni Mixed High School, Mitaboni ABC Girls, Mitaboni Polytechnic and Muindi Mbingu high school. The ABC church has a big divinity school at Mitaboni.

Mitaboni location has a reasonably good climate and it is indeed one of the few parts of Ukambani where coffee is grown. Mitaboni Farmers Cooperative Society runs the coffee mill at Kithima.

The parts of Mitaboni around Kenol and Koma Rock have become increasingly urbanized, as the city of Nairobi creeps towards Mitaboni location.