Meru, Kenya

Meru is a town in the province of Eastern in Kenya. Meru is the capital of the district of Meru Central. 1999 it was 42 677 people in the city.

Meru lies on the River Katitha, on the northeastern foothills of Mount Kenya. It is located about 8 km north of the Equator to 1581 m altitude sea level, in an area of ​​mixed forest, fallow land, small villages, towns and farmland. The area is mainly inhabited by the Meru.

The city is accessible via a paved road, either from the south along the east side of Mount Kenya, via Embu, or from the northwest over the western and northern flank of Mount Kenya, via Nanyuki and Timau.

The town of Meru is an economic, agricultural and educational center for the entire northeastern Kenya. There are primary and secondary schools. Particularly noteworthy are the Meru High School and the Kaaga Girls School, two leading further education schools in Kenya. Next there is the Meru Technical Institute, the Meru College of Technology and the Meru Teachers College.

The area is an important site for the production of coffee. In Meru can be harvested due to the double rainy season due to the proximity of the equator twice a year coffee. The area is largely in the hands of cooperatives with their own coffee factories.

Meru is also the main growing area for miraa ( khat ). Many farmers prefer miraa growing because he brings more.

In the city the Meru museum is located.

List of known ameru

  • Hon Justice ( Rtd ) Aaron Ringera, Director of the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission ( KACC )
  • Francis Muthaura, head of the administration and chairman of the Kenyan Cabinet
  • David Mwiraria, former Member of Parliament, former Environment and Finance Ministers of Kenya.
  • Kiraitu Murungi, Member of Parliament and Minister of Energy
  • Samuel Kobia, Chairman of the World Council of Churches (WCC ).
  • Silas Muriuki, Member of Parliament ( Green Party )
  • Japhet Mbiuki Kareke, Member of Parliament and prominent businessman, operates transport companies with buses and trucks
  • Gitobu Imanyara, Member of Parliament
  • Abdul Rahim Dawood, a member of the City Council of Meru, operates petrol stations and hotels
  • Jackson Harvester Angaine (1900-1999), former Minister in the cabinet of Kenyatta and Moi
  • Nteere Mbogori (1934-2008), former Member of Parliament and member of the cabinet of Moi, a co-founder of GEMA

Sons and daughters of the town

Eastern Province (Kenya) Meru Central District Meru people Embu, Kenya Jomo Kenyatta Integrated Authority File
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