Kitui east constituency: where exactly is the Kitui east constituency?

Well, to the best of my understanding, Kitui east constituency is the one that covers areas like Sombe, Kyamatu, Mutitu, Malalani, Mwitika and Endau. It is one of Ukambani’s largest and remotest constituencies. 

One of the ways to get to Kitui East from Kitui town is to take the B7 road, then when you get to Chuluni, you turn left and follow that road to centers like Sombe, Malalani, Mutitu and Endau… There is probably another route from Kitui town through Miambani, though I am not very conversant with it so I can’t comment on it. 

Most of the matatus and minibuses serving the Kitui East constituency can be found at Kitui town’s Kunda Kindu terminus. They include the likes of ‘Master’.

The drive from Kitui town to Kitui east (areas like Sombe, Mutitu,  Malalani and Endau) is a brutal affair. Whereas some effort has been made to grade the roads, you can imagine what a 100 kilometer drive on an untarmarcked roads is like. Let’s just say that it is the sort of journey you have to prepare for well in advance. But it is still an enjoyable journey, with beautiful scenery, lots of donkeys and interesting people along the way. Kitui east consistuency has the most hardcore of Athaisu Kamba people, with well-kept traditions. It is arguably in Kitui East that you can find Kamba culture at its purest. At some point along the journey, you will encounter a small isolated tarmacked piece of road. It was set up to help vehicles climb the steep river valley, and though it looks misplaced, it has actually helped people a great deal as previously vehicles were known to end up being stuck there for days whenever it rained.

The current MP for Kitui East is Nimrod Mbai and before him I think was Marcus Mutua Muluvi. This is the constituency that was previously known as Mutitu constituency under Kiema Kilonzo.