Kitui county news today

Less than 15 years ago, the only way to get Kitui county news was by word of mouth! So this is to say that if something happened in Ikutha, the only way for someone in, say, Malalani (kitui east) or katutu (kitui west) to get to know about it would have to be by word of mouth. That is because we didn’t have local Kitui-centric radio stations or Kitui-centric social media. And the only Kitui county news items that made their way into the main news (say, in KBC or Citizen radio) was when something truly big happened. Relatively minor but nonetheless important happenings would go unreported... 

Not any more. Today, we have almost half a dozen Kitui radio stations, with reporters in all corners of this vast county – reporting all things that are worth reporting in real time. You just need to tune in to County FM, or to Syokimau FM, or to Athiani FM or to Wikwatyo FM to get a very clear picture of what is happening in all corners of Kitui county. There are also radio stations like Musyi FM, Mbaitu FM, Ene FM and Mwatu FM which are based outside of Kitui county, but which nonetheless go to great lengths to ensure that they have reporters in all corners of Kitui.

And if you want unofficial news, there is a huge network of Kitui-centric social media platforms, including the various Kitui Whatsapp groups and the various Kitui Facebook pages to tell you what is happening. In many of these social media platforms, you will find not only the stories on what is happening within the various parts of Kitui county, but photos and videos to prove the tales. All thanks to the power of citizen journalism.

All said and done, we can say that getting to access Kitui county news today is a much easier task than it was, say, 15 or even 10 years ago.