Guide Kitale Town in Western Kenya

Are you traveling to Kitale Town? Don’t miss all the information about this town on this page. Many towns in Kitale flourish for a period of time only to disappear soon or later. But Kitale town has stood to taste of all times to flourish up to today. This page therefore will answer all questions you may want to know about Kitale city of Kenya.

Kitale is an agricultural town in western Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherengani Hills at an elevation of around 7,000 feet (2,100 m). Its urban population was estimated at 220,000 in 2007.

It is the administrative centre of the Trans-Nzoia District, in the Rift Valley Province.

The main cash crops grown in the area are sunflower, tea, coffee, Pyrethrum, seed beans and seed maize.

Kitale is a market town for the local agricultural area and is known for the Kitale Museum and an agroforestry centre. Saiwa Swamp National Park lies near the town.

The town was founded in 1908 by white settlers. A branch line of the Uganda Railway from Eldoret reached Kitale in 1926 which promoted growth of the town. Kitale is among the most diverse towns in the country.

The National Museum of Western Kenya is located at Kitale. It is a natural history museum and was originally created by Lt Col. Hugh Stonehouse in 1926.

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