Kitui is a rural town in Kenya, 130 kilometres east of Nairobi and 75 kilometres east of Machakos. It is the capital of the Kitui county in Eastern Province of Kenya. Majority of the people are in Kitui are Akamba’s.

The Akamba people of Kenya speak Kamba language- Kikamba. One of the biggest attractions in Kitui is Nzambani Rock. Folklore has it that a white missionary from the Church Mission Society in England was cornered by Kamba warriors who did not want him talking about Christ. They went round and round the Nzambani rock looking for him to try and kill him. He prayed and then God said, if you are to die, at least wear your religious vestments. The missionary put on his vestments and waited for death. When the warriors caught up with him, he looked like he had turned into a woman because of his clothing- they did not kill him. So folklore goes that if you round Nzambani rock seven times, you will change gender!

Kitui town is the headquarters of Kitui District in Eastern Province of Kenya. The two major high schools are Kitui High School and St. Charles Lwanga Boys High School, for girls, there is Mulango Girls High and St. Angelas High. Other high schools are Tungutu,Chuluni,Changwithya Boys, Matinyani and Katulani Boys